Legal Opinion
Hudson v. Commissioner of Correction
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 9, 2000PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
The plaintiff, Mac S. Hudson, is incarcerated at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction (MCI, Cedar Junction). This case arises from Hudson’s placement in restrictive confinement and the procedure under which Hudson was found guilty of fighting with another inmate. Hudson, acting pro se, commenced an action in the nature of certiorari, pursuant to G. L. c. 249, § 4, against the defendants in the Superior Court. His complaint also sought declaratory relief under G. L. c. 231 A, § 1; damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994); and an order for civil contempt. A Superior Court…
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