Underwood v. Appeals Court

Lee Underwood (petitioner) appeals from the judgment of a single justice of this court denying, without a hearing, his petition for relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3. We affirm the judgment.

The petitioner is a prison inmate who was employed in the correctional facility’s “industries program.” The petitioner was terminated from that employment, which gave rise to his filing a civil action against the Commissioner of Correction (commissioner) and others. Following a jury-waived trial, *1013a Superior Court judge entered judgment in the commissioner’s favor and the petitioner sought to appeal.

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