Trapp v. Dubois

Defendants, Lawrence Dubois and other officials within the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (“DOC”) seek dismissal of plaintiffs’ motions for contempt of court.1 Plaintiffs are Randall Shieldwolf Trapp (“Trapp”) and William Wiyakaska a/k/a William Whitefeather Durfee (“Wiyakaska”). Plaintiffs allege defendants are in contempt of a court order issued on May 4, 2000 (Toomey, J.) regarding plaintiffs rights to possess certain religious items.2 Defendants contend they are not in contempt of Judge Toomey’s order, alleging that the necklace taken from Trapp and the necklace kit sought by…