Legal Opinion
Richard Cepulonis v. Michael v. Fair
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 29, 1984No. 83-1480PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
This class action was brought by inmates of the Departmental Segregation Unit (“DSU”) 1 of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole (“MCI-Walpole”) against officials of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, claiming that defendants had defaulted in their constitutional obligation, defined in Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 97 S.Ct. 1491, 52 L.Ed.2d 72 (1977), “to assist [them] in the preparation and filing of meaningful legal papers by providing ... [an] adequate law librar[y] or adequate legal assistance from persons trained in the law.” Id.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Robert L. Twyman v. Richard A. Crisp, Phillip Kirk, Melvin D. Typer, James E. Sorrells, and Charles E. StamperCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Williams v. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Fred A. Cruz, Enrique B. Andrade and Isaias Lara v. W. B. (Bill) HauckCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Knop v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- John Stanley Campbell v. H.G. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Phillip L. Lindquist v. Idaho State Board of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Harold Raymond Hooks v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc., Harold Raymond Hooks v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Morrow v. HarwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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