Legal Opinion
William Langton v. Philip Johnston, John Bruder, John Bruder v. Philip Johnston, John Bruder v. Philip Johnston
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 22, 1991No. 89-2052, 90-1269 and 90-1270PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, representatives of a class consisting of patients at a state institution, the Bridgewater, Massachusetts Treatment Center for Sexually Dangerous Persons (the Treatment Center), assail the conditions of their confinement. The defendants are all state officials, including the Secretary of Human Services, the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections (DOC), and the superintendent of the Bridgewater State Prison. Three Treatment Center officials, Ian Tink, Dennis McNamara,…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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3Cited by116 opinions
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