Legal Opinion
William Langton v. Louis Berman
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 29, 1981No. 80-1565PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
William Langton, a Massachusetts state prisoner, brought suit against certain named Department of Corrections personnel alleging that their conduct of a disciplinary hearing at which he was found guilty of planning to escape violated his “rights under the United States Constitution”. 1 The district court dismissed his pro se complaint without opinion for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Langton appeals.
The facts appear to be as follows. On October 25, 1977, appellant was given written notice, in the form of a disciplinary…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- John Hurney v. Norman CarverCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Rinehart v. BrewerDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1980
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3Cited by27 opinions
- United States v. HenselCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Redding v. FairmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Judith Ann KrynickiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Nelson v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Larry Junior Ward v. Gene M. Johnson, Warden, Sgt. Gardner, Chairman of Adjustment CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
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