Legal Opinion
Kosilek v. Maloney
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 28, 2002No. CIV.A.92-12820-MLWPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOLF, District Judge.
I. SUMMARY
Plaintiff Michelle Kosilek is serving a life sentence, without the possibility of parole, for murdering his wife. Kosilek is also suffering from a severe form of a rare, medically recognized, major mental illness' — gender identity disorder (“GID”). Kosilek is a transsexual. Since at least age three, Kosilek has believed that he is actually a female who has been cruelly trapped in a male’s body. 1 This belief has caused Kosilek to suffer constant mental anguish and, at times, abuse. While incarcerated, it has also caused Kosilek to attempt twice to kill…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by29 opinions
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