Legal Opinion
McGuinness v. DuBois
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 19, 1995No. Civ. A. 93-11921-WGYPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
Brendan M. McGuinness (“McGuinness”), a frequent litigant in this Court, 1 is a prisoner currently incarcerated at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction (“MCI-Cedar Junction”) serving a twenty-year sentence for armed robbery. This consolidated action comprises two separate cases in which McGuinness asserts causes of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In the first case (Civil Action No. 93-10490), McGuinness alleges that his placement in a Departmental Disciplinary Unit (“DDU”) violated Mass. Gen.Laws Ann. ch. 127, §§ 39, 40. The…
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