Legal Opinion
Attorney General v. Sheriff of Suffolk County
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 18, 1985PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
A single justice of this court, pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 64, 365 Mass. 831 (1974), has reported the propriety of certain orders entered by him for our hearing and determination. We affirm these orders.
The Attorney General filed a complaint in the county court in which he sought an order to compel the sheriff of Suffolk County (Sheriff) to accept into his custody all pretrial detainees committed to him by the courts of the Commonwealth. The Sheriff then brought an action by verified complaint seeking injunctive and declaratory relief against the mayor of Boston (Mayor), the city council of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Coleman v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- State v. McKayTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- Inmates of the Suffolk County Jail v. EisenstadtDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1973
- Commonwealth v. Town of HudsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Perez v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County JailSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc. v. Commissioner of Department of Mental RetardationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- In the Matter of McKnightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Inmates of the Suffolk County Jail v. KearneyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1990
- Care & Protection of IsaacMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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