Legal Opinion
Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers v. Rhode Island
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 28, 2004No. 03-1913PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This suit involves the claims of the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers (“the Brotherhood”) against the state of Rhode Island, its governor, and other officials (collectively, “Rhode Island”). Because the case was disposed of on a motion to dismiss, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), we accept for purposes of review the factual allegations (but not necessarily the characterizations) of the complaint, Rogan v. Menino, 175 F.3d 75, 77 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 1062, 120 S.Ct. 616, 145 L.Ed.2d 511 (1999), which are briefly as follows.
In 1976 the Rhode Island…
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