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Stokes v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided August 15, 1983PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.

A judge of the Superior Court ordered the Superintendent of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole (MCI, Walpole) to release Stokes from the Departmental Segregation Unit (DSU) at MCI, Walpole, because the superintendent did not provide Stokes a status review hearing within ninety days after he was transferred to the DSU. The superintendent appealed. We granted the superintendent’s application for direct appellate review. Because we conclude that the case is moot, we vacate the order and remand the case to the Superior Court for dismissal.

Stokes is currently serving concurrent…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Blake v. Massachusetts Parole BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  2. Wolf v. Commissioner of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  3. Pina v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional InstitutionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  4. Brach v. Chief Justice of District Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  5. Hennessy v. SUPERINTENDENT, MASS. CORRECTIONAL INST.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  5. Sheriff of Suffolk County v. PiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002

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