Legal Opinion
CORRECTION OFFICERS LOCAL 419 v. Weld
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 31, 1991No. Civ. A. 91-11843-TPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
I
INTRODUCTION
On July 10, 1991, defendant Governor Weld signed into law the 1992 fiscal year budget. See 1991 Mass.Acts ch. 138. The next day, plaintiff Correction Officers Local 419 brought this action seeking to enjoin Weld and defendant Sheriff Rufo from implementing certain provisions of the budget. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that §§ 358, 362, and 363 of the budget deprive its members of their protected rights under Mass.Gen.L. ch. 31 in violation of the substantive due process component of U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1.
II
FACTS
A. Deer Island
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