Hardaker v. Superintendent

The plaintiff is confined to the Massachusetts Treatment Center at Bridgewater. In June of 2015, five items of contraband were found in the plaintiff's cell. Based on this, and on remarks he made when confronted with the items, the plaintiff was charged administratively with eight disciplinary violations. As the result of a plea agreement, the plaintiff received and served an agreed-upon sanction of twenty days of confinement in the "minimum privilege unit" (MPU). Nevertheless, he brought an action in the nature of certiorari, G. L. c. 249, § 4, challenging the disposition of the disciplinary…