Burnham v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ________________________________________________ ) ARTHUR BURNHAM, ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION v. ) NO. 16-40061-TSH ) ) COMMONWEATLH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ) MAGISTRATE K. CANDITO, ) CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER OF THE DUDLEY ) DISTRICT COURT, AND JANE DOES 1 and 2, ) Defendants, ) _______________________________________________ ) ORDER March 12, 2018 HILLMAN, D.J. Background Arthur Burnham (“Burnham”) has filed a complaint against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Magistrate K. Candito, the Chief Probation Officer of the Dudley District…