Legal Opinion
LaPlante v. Pepe
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 29, 2004No. 01-10186-NGPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: ATTORNEYS’FEES
GERTNER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Daniel LaPlante (“LaPlante”), a state prisoner, brought this action pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and 28 U.S.C. § 1331, alleging that the defendant prison officials had interfered with his right of access to the courts. He claimed that he did not have physical access to the M.C.I. — Cedar Junction Law Library, and that he could only request legal materials by precise citation for the delivery of copies to his cell.
In the summer of 2001, this Court solicited counsel for LaPlante. The law firm of Palmer & Dodge…
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