Legal Opinion
Honneus v. Donovan
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 27, 1982No. Civ. A. No. 76-4424-GPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT
GARRITY, District Judge.
Defendant’s motion for relief from judgment raises, either explicitly or implicitly, two issues. First, under what circumstances may a court grant relief from a default judgment on the grounds that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the action? Second, to what extent, if at all, may a prisoner change his domicile while incarcerated? Before addressing those questions we recite briefly relevant procedural history of this action.
Plaintiff Geoffrey Honneus brought this suit against George Donovan,…
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