Drayton v. Commissioner of Correction

The plaintiff, a pro se inmate, filed an action against the defendants in the nature of certiorari under G. L. c. 249, § 4,2 claiming that procedural irregularities in a *136disciplinary proceeding violated his right to due process under both the Federal and State Constitutions and the regulations of the Department of Correction (department). The plaintiff filed a motion for partial summary judgment3 and the defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. Although the motion judge stated that it appeared that the plaintiff had been denied the right to present material evidence and to…