HEALEY v. SPENCER

Nos. 13-1546, 13-1604, 13-1610.

765 F.3d 65 (2014)

Jeffrey M. HEALEY; Edward Given, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, Joel Pentlarge, Plaintiff, v. Luis S. SPENCER, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Correction; Massachusetts Department of Correction; Michael Corsini, in his official capacity as the Superintendent of the Massachusetts Treatment Center, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, Nataylia Pushkina; Deborah O'Donnell, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary P. Murray , Supervising Counsel, with whom Nancy Ankers White , Special Assistant Attorney General, and Brendan J. Frigault , Counsel, MA, Treatment Center, were on brief, for appellants/cross-appellees.

John A. Houlihan , for appellee Healey, and Harry L. Miles , for appellee Given, with whom Hilary B. Dudley , Scott R. Magee , Kevin Kam , Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, Green, Miles, Lipton, LLP, Eric Tennen , and Swomley & Tennen, LLP, were on brief, for appellees/cross-appellants.

Before TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges, McAULIFFE, District Judge.


McAULIFFE, District Judge.

Jeffrey Healey and Edward Given reside in the Massachusetts Treatment Center in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (the Treatment Center or Center). Each has been civilly committed as a sexually dangerous person (SDP). In separate suits, Healey and Given challenged the adequacy of sex offender treatment provided by the Center as well as the conditions of their confinement. They sought equitable relief against the Massachusetts Department of Corrections...

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