Legal Opinion
Burnham v. Com. of Mass.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 12, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 16–40061–TSHPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMOTHY S. HILLMAN, DISTRICT JUDGE
Background
Arthur Burnham ("Burnham") has filed a complaint against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Magistrate K. Candito, the Chief Probation Officer of the Dudley District Court and Jane Doe1 and Jane Doe 2, who are employees of the Dudley District Court, alleging claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1986 for: (1) violation of his Eighth Amendment Right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment as well as deliberate indifference to his serious mental health needs; (2) violation of his right to due process under the Fourteen Amendment; (3) violation…
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