NICHOLSON v. MORAN

No. 90-1763.

961 F.2d 996 (1992)

Robert S. NICHOLSON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. John J. MORAN, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Freel, with whom the American Civil Liberties Union, Rhode Island Affiliate, c/o Edwards & Angell, was on brief for plaintiff, appellant.

Stephen M. Robinson, Asst. Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Rhode Island Dept. of Corrections, for defendant, appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH and CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

On or about March 24, 1989, Robert Nicholson, an inmate of the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institute, filed a pro se Complaint against John J. Moran, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections ("DOC") and other Rhode Island state correctional officials alleging that he was deprived of his constitutional rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and certain provisions of state law. Appellant claimed that (1) the...

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