Legal Opinion
Lovell v. Brennan
District Court, D. Maine
Decided June 22, 1983No. Civ. 79-76, P, 79-8 P and 78-90 PPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT
GIGNOUX, Chief Judge.
These consolidated class actions are brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by inmates at the Maine State Prison, Thomaston, Maine, (MSP), Maine’s only maximum security correctional facility for men. The defendants, sued in their individual and official capacities, are the Governor of the State of Maine, the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Corrections, 1 the Director of the Bureau of Correc tions, 2 and the Warden of the State Prison. 3 Three classes of inmates have been certified pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a) and (b)(2).…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Robert Demallory v. Timothy Cullen, Nos. 87-1492, 87-1493Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Richard Cepulonis v. Michael v. FairCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Cody v. HillardDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1984
- Michaud v. Sheriff of Essex CountyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Robert T. Lovell v. Joseph BrennanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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