Legal Opinion
Pollard v. Panora
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 25, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-2647-TPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAURO, District Judge.
This class action 1 was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief 2 against the enforcement of Mass.Gen.L. c. 90C, § 4 3 which requires the defendant Registrar to suspend automatically the licenses of persons failing without good cause to appear before a court to answer charges for motor vehicle violations. Plaintiffs contend that the challenged statute abrogates due process in that it requires license suspension without prior opportunity to demonstrate the existence of good cause for failure to appear.
Pursuant to plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies & BondsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Barcelo v. AgostoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1995
- Smith v. McGriffDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1976
- Montrym v. PanoraDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1977
- Montrym v. PanoraDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1977
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