DOUGAN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

No. 91-P-712.

34 Mass. App. Ct. 147 (1993)

607 N.E.2d 763

WARREN W. DOUGAN & another vs. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION & others.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

February 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis X. Spina for the plaintiffs.

Peter J. Morin for the Commissioner of Correction & others.

The plaintiffs, pro se, submitted a brief.

Present: ARMSTRONG, PERRETTA, & IRELAND, JJ.


IRELAND, J.

The plaintiffs, inmates in the custody of the Department of Correction (DOC), filed a complaint alleging that the defendants violated DOC reclassification procedures by denying the inmates' transfer to a minimum security prison. The Superior Court judge granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case. The plaintiffs appeal, claiming: (1) that the DOC is bound by its own guidelines...

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