Legal Opinion
Ahearn v. Vose
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided February 15, 1999No. 904619Published
1Opinion of the CourtFremont-Smith, J.
INTRODUCTION
This case is before the Court on the defendants’, various former officials of the Department of Correction (DOC), motion for summary judgment in this class action suit challenging the conditions of confinement at the Southeastern Correctional Center (SECC). For the following reasons, the defendants’ motion is ALLOWED in part and DENIED in part.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs’ complaint challenges the constitutionality of the toilet facilities within inmates’ cells at SECC as they existed prior to the completion of renovations in 1996.
Although regulations promulgated by the Department of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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