Legal Opinion

Wattleton v. Lappin

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided May 2, 2011No. Civil Action 10-10845-NMGPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

GORTON, District Judge.

Pro se plaintiff David Earl Wattleton brings this suit seeking injunctive relief against defendants Harley Lappin, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) and “Mr. T. Marshal”, the Director of the United States Marshal Service (“the U.S. Marshal”). Wattleton alleges that BOP and the U.S. Marshal are violating his right to access the courts by refusing to transport his legal documents and materials necessary for an active court case, in violation of 28 C.F.R. § 553.14(a)(1), and by refusing to forward his mail, in violation of 28 C.F.R. §…

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3Cited by1 opinion

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