Legal Opinion
Soneeya v. Spencer
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 29, 2012No. Civil Action No. 07-12325-JLTPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
1. Introduction
Katheena Soneeya is a male-to-female transsexual currently serving a natural life sentence in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC). She1 has been incarcerated since 1982, and is currently housed at MCI-Shirley, a medium security male prison. She is suing Defendant for violation of her Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights under the United States Constitution, and for a violation of her rights under Article 114 of the Declaration of Rights of the Massachusetts Constitution. A bench trial was held on January 29, 2012.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
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