| Docket # | SJC-09675 |
| Date | January 3, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Sosman, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Res judicata. Due process of law, Class action, Prison classification proceedings, Prison regulation. Governmental immunity. Imprisonment, Reclassification of prisoner, Transfer of prisoner. Constitutional law, Imprisonment. Administrative law, Regulations. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Thomas P. Billings |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Longval: Stephen Hrones, Michael Tumposky |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Department of Correction: Julie E. Daniele, Wendy Weber |
| Amici Curiae | Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |