APPLEBY v. MEACHUM

No. 82-1385.

696 F.2d 145 (1983)

Kenneth A. APPLEBY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Larry MEACHUM, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth A. Appleby on brief, pro se.

Francis X. Bellotti, Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., with whom was Roberta Thomas Brown, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief Torts Div., Boston, Mass., for appellees Fred Butterworth and Norman Carver.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The pro se plaintiff in this case is a state prisoner. He brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various officials of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. He seeks injunctive relief and damages as a consequence of an alleged deprivation of his right to practice his religion, the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment, and denial of due process and equal protection of law.

The district court granted a motion...

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