Legal Opinion
Forbes v. Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided April 23, 1996No. C.A. 94-0035LPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion of defendants, the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers (the “Brotherhood”) and Kenneth Rivard (“Ri-vard”), for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on the four operative Counts contained in Plaintiffs Complaint. 1 Plaintiff, James T. Forbes (“Forbes”), a former employee of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (the “Department”) and dues paying member of the Brotherhood, alleges that, because of his race, defendants failed to properly assist him in…
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