Legal Opinion
Ford v. Commissioner of Correction
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 11, 1989No. 87-1407PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On June 24, 1987, Albert Ford, an inmate at M.C.I., Cedar Junction, filed an action against the Commissioner of Correction. The action was brought as one in the nature of certiorari and for declaratory relief. Ford alleged that, in violation of regulations of the Department of Correction *1128and also his constitutional rights, sanctions, including loss of good time, were imposed against him for eight alleged disciplinary infractions occurring between 1982 and 1984. The commissioner moved to dismiss the complaint on grounds of untimeliness and failure to state a claim. Without indicating the basis…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Murphy v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Cedar JunctionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Hill v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional InstitutionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Hernandez v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Wightman v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional InstitutionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Shabazz v. ColeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1999
- Drayton v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Planning Board of BourneMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
- Messere v. MurphyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- Shabazz v. ColeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1999
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