Legal Opinion
Justin Gomes v. Michael v. Fair
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 27, 1984No. 83-1296PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by eight Massachusetts prison officials from an order of the district court permanently enjoining them from conducting a prison disciplinary hearing, and from taking other measures, following an incident in which a male inmate, Justin Gomes, handed a number of handwritten poems, some of them sexually explicit, to Patricia Deschenes, a female member of the prison staff. Gomes brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming violation of first, fifth and fourteenth amendment rights. We reverse.
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When Justin Gomes entered the Massachusetts…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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