McMASTER v. STATE OF MINN.

Civ. 4-92-1058.

819 F.Supp. 1429 (1993)

Gregory J. McMASTER, Elizabeth Krogstad, Harold Gustafson, Michael Giest, Guy Hathaway, John E. Liljedahl, Timothy S. Smith, Shawn Hubbard, James Scott, Rickey J. Sistad, and Gerald Norris, on behalf of themselves and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF MINNESOTA; Orville Pung, Minnesota Commissioner of Corrections; Jean Whitney, Administrative Assistant to the Commissioner of Corrections; Donald G. Tomsche, Correctional Administrator to Minnesota Department of Corrections; Dennis Benson, Warden, Minnesota Correctional Facility — Oak Park Heights; Pat Adair, Superintendent, Minnesota Correctional Facility — Shakopee; Robert Erickson, Warden, Minnesota Correctional Facility — Stillwater; Fred Holbeck, Superintendent, Minnesota Correctional Facility — Faribault; G. Fred Lafleur, Superintendent, Minnesota Correctional Facility — Lino Lakes; Leroy Siegal, Superintendent, Minnesota Correctional Facility — St. Cloud; Thomas F. Grogan, Director, Minnesota Correctional Facility — Oak Park Heights Industries; Frank Wood, Minnesota Deputy Commissioner of Corrections; Guy Piras, Assistant Director, Minnesota Correctional Facility — Oak Park Heights Industries; Jim Rariek, Supervisor, Complex 4, Minnesota Correctional Facility — Oak Park Heights Industries; John Doe, Mary Roe, and Persons Unknown, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota, Fourth Division.

April 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Nadler, Thomas J. Lyons, St. Paul, MN, Heidi H. Crissey, John R. Wylde, Jr., Minneapolis, MN, for plaintiffs.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Minnesota Atty. Gen., and Blair A. Rosenthal and Jocelyn F. Olson, Asst. Attys. Gen., St. Paul, MN, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MacLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on defendants' motion for dismissal and partial summary judgment. The motion will be granted.

FACTS

This is a class action brought by current and former inmates of various Minnesota correctional facilities. Defendants include the state of Minnesota, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections (DOC), and various state officials involved with prison industries...

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