Legal Opinion
Lamoureux v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 10, 1983PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
This case, as with three other cases decided by us today, 2 questions the constitutionality of certain State reg ulations governing the administration of State prisons. The plaintiff, Lamoureux, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 3 contending that he was denied the protection of due process of law in a disciplinary hearing in which the disciplinary board (board) of the Department of Correction relied on informant information in finding the plaintiff guilty of the alleged misconduct. 4 The plaintiff also contends that administrative segregation involves a State-created…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Anthony F. McDonald v. Frank A. HallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Douglas Gomes v. Anthony P. Travisono, Etc., (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- John Hurney v. Norman CarverCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by22 opinions
- O'MALLEY v. Sheriff of Worcester CountyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Murphy v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Cedar JunctionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Martino v. HoganMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1994
- Pidge v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Cedar JunctionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- Hudson v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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