Legal Opinion
McGuinness v. Dubois
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 12, 1996No. 95-1479, 95-1480PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Per curiam
The defendants, John Treddin, a disciplinary hearing officer at Massachusetts Correctional Institute — Cedar Junction (MCI-CJ) and Ronald Duval, the superintendent at MCI-CJ, appeal the grant of a declaratory judgment in favor of inmate Brendan McGuinness. McGuinness cross-appeals the grant of summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity in favor of the defendants on his claims for damages. We reverse the declaratory judgment in favor of McGuinness and affirm the summary judgment on the damages claims.
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In November 1991, McGuinness got into an altercation with a prison guard, Sergeant…
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