Burnham v. DeMoura

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ARTHUR BURNHAM, on behalf of 45 Block- * 2 Prisoners, “class action,” * * Plaintiff, * * C.A. No. 18-11464-ADB v. * * DOUGLAS W. DEMOURA, et al., * * Defendants. * ORDER BURROUGHS, D.J. For the reasons stated below, the Court (1) grants the plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis; (2) orders that summonses issue; and (3) denies the plaintiff’s motion for class certification. I. Background On July 13, 2018, pro se plaintiff Arthur Burnham, who is confined at MCI Cedar Junction, filed a civil rights complaint under

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