Legal Opinion
Ronald Brule v. Bradford Southworth
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 28, 1979No. 79-1343PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from a judgment of the district court awarding partial injunctive relief, and $1,000 damages each, to plaintiffs Ronald Brule and Julio Costa for an alleged violation of their first amendment rights by their superiors at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institution (ACI). Defendants Bradford E. Southworth, former director of the Department of Corrections, and William E. Laurie, former assistant director for Adult Services, appeal from the district court’s judgment on three grounds: first, that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction…
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