Legal Opinion
Cameron v. Tomes
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 14, 1992No. Civ. A. 86-3607-KPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEETON, District Judge.
This action for equitable relief is brought by a patient involuntarily committed to the Massachusetts Treatment Center for the Sexually Dangerous (“Center”). Plaintiff Robert Cameron (“Cameron”) alleges that defendants have violated his federal constitutional rights by failing to provide him with minimally adequate treatment. In particular, Cameron contends that defendants persist in rigidly applying the Center’s rules and policies to him, despite defendants’ actual knowledge that the strict enforcement of those rules and policies interferes with Cameron’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Guillermina Cortes-Quinones v. Charles Jimenez-Nettleship, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Ellen Torraco, Etc. v. Michael Maloney, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Norman Knight v. Mark J. Mills, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Robert E. Cameron v. Henry TomesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Messier v. Southbury Training SchoolDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2008
- Kane v. WinnDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004
- Cameron v. FairDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1995
- Cameron v. TomesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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