Legal Opinion
Foley v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 3, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 69-1293PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAFFREY, District Judge.
This is a civil action in which the jurisdiction of this court has been invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2281 et seq. The complaint recites that it challenges Chapter 277, Appendix A, (sic) inclusive, of Massachusetts General Laws, as unconstitutional. The complaint also recites that the plaintiff was an inmate of the Warwick Forestry Camp, Warwick, Massachusetts, at the time the complaint was filed. However, plaintiff was free on parole when the matter was orally argued. It is not clear whether plaintiff, who filed the complaint pro se, attempted to bring a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Patrick J. ScullyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- United States ex rel. Gardner v. MaddenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Robert L. Cole v. Lavern Smith, Bernard Danner and Allen VogelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Rubin F. Needel v. Palmer C. Scafati, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- George C. Desmond v. The United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Jerome MacLin v. Dr. FreakeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Commonwealth v. GibsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Balthazar v. Superior Ct. of Com. of Mass.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1977