Filed Date: July 5, 1988
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On July 5, 1988 prisoners of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit in the Suffolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts. They alleged that their constitutional right to access to the courts was violated by the fact that there were only three typewriters for more than seven hundred inmates in the prison. We have no further information on the proceedings in this case.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (3/31/2006)
Last updated Aug. 30, 2023, 1:39 p.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Massachusetts
Case Type(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: July 5, 1988
Case Ongoing: Unknown
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
1988 prisoners of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: Unknown
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
Massachusetts Department of Corrections, State
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Constitutional Clause(s):
Due Process: Procedural Due Process
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Unknown
Nature of Relief:
Source of Relief:
Issues
General:
Access to lawyers or judicial system
Type of Facility: