Legal Opinion
Shedlock v. Massassachusetts Department of Correction
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided March 23, 1999No. 9803631PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtFremont-Smith, J.
INTRODUCTION
The defendants, a number of employees and officials of the Department of Correction (“DOC”), have moved this Court, pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), to dismiss plaintiff Paul F. Shedlock’s complaint.2 For the following reasons, the defendants’ motion to dismiss is ALLOWED in part and DENIED in part.
BACKGROUND
In his verified complaint, the plaintiff avers the following facts. On October 31, 1997, he was transferred to the “8-block” of MCI-Norfolk and on December 23, 1997, the plaintiff, who allegedly suffers from severe arthritis, sciatica, ankle and back pain, was told by…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. YeskeySupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Shedlock v. Department of CorrectionMassachusetts Superior Court · 2002