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Haas v. Massachusetts Department of Correction

Massachusetts Superior Court

Decided April 27, 1994No. 91-1371Published

1Opinion of the CourtDoerfer, J.

Plaintiff has filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Defendant has filed a Motion to Dismiss, or in the alternative, for Summary Judgment. Jurisdiction is claimed under Mass. Gen. Laws c. 231 A.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs are inmates lawfully incarcerated at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute in Norfolk.1 On April 2, 1993 the Department of Correction published notice of a public hearing to be held May 10, 1993 regarding the promulgation of proposed regulations governing inmate property, 103 CMR 403. Plaintiffs claim that the regulations violate certain of their rights under the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. O'Lone v. Estate of ShabazzSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Champagne v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985

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