Legal Opinion
R.A. Street v. Michael v. Fair
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 2, 1990No. 90-1326PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Per curiam
Richard Street is an inmate at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction. On November 7, 1989, he filed a pro se, in forma pauperis complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of his rights under the eighth and fourteenth amendments. Named as defendants were seven current and former state correctional officials. Before such defendants had submitted any responsive pleading, the district court dismissed Street’s complaint sua sponte on April 9, 1990, finding it “completely lacking in any facts which support his allegation that his civil rights were vio lated.” While…
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