Legal Opinion
Hudson v. Dennehy
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 25, 2008No. Civil Action 01-12145-RGSPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS
STEARNS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Mac Hudson and Derick Tyler, state prison inmates, prevailed on a civil rights claim against Kathleen Dennehy, the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC). After a six-day non-jury trial, the court entered partial judgment for the plaintiffs and ordered defendant to provide plaintiffs with Halal meals and access to Jum’ah services while confined in the Special Management Unit (SMU) at MCI-Cedar Junction 1 or any other similarly situated facility. Hudson and Tyler…
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