Gutierrez v. Dubois

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

I. Introduction: The Procedural Posture of the Case: The Parties, Claims, and Motions.

1. The plaintiffs are six inmates of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction (“MCI-CJ” formerly known as “MCI-Walpole”). They allege that they speak primarily Spanish and that they speak and read very little or no English (Complaint paragraph 5). They propose to represent a class of about 30 such prisoners at MCI-CJ (Plaintiffs' Memorandum *163of Law at 2-3). The inmates have submitted affidavits relating their inability to communicate effectively in English…