Legal Opinion
Watson v. Ordonez
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 22, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17–11871–NMGPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGorton, J.
Plaintiff, pro se, alleges state and federal civil rights violations arising out of an ongoing proceeding in the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court in Suffolk County. Specifically, Lawrence Watson ("plaintiff" or "Watson") alleges that defendants Justice Angela Ordonez, Justice Paula Carey, Attorney Whitney Duvall and Commissioner Michael Heffernan (collectively "defendants"), in their individual and official capacity, violated his civil rights by failing to compel court employees to comply with state statutes regarding the waiver of court fees for indigent parties and by attempting to…
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