Legal Opinion
Curran v. Cousins
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 30, 2007No. Civil Action 06-10562-RCLPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS AND DEFENDANTS’ CROSS MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
LINDSAY, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Before the court are cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(c) filed by the plaintiff, Joseph V. Curran (“the plaintiff’ or “Curran”), and Frank G. Cousins, Jr., the Sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts (“Cousins”); Thomas C. Goff, Special Sheriff of Essex County (“Goff’); and the Essex County Sheriffs Department (the “Department”) (collectively, the “defendants”). The plaintiff asserts freedom…
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