PEARSON v. HODGSON

Civil Action No. 18-cv-11130-IT.

468 F.Supp.3d 459 (2020)

Kellie PEARSON, Roger Burrell, Brian Givens, and the Law Offices of Mark Booker, on behalf of themselves and those similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Thomas M. HODGSON, individually and his official capacity as Sheriff of Bristol County, and Securus Technologies, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

Signed June 22, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart T. Rossman , National Consumer Law Center, Bonita P. Tenneriello , James R. Pingeon , Rebecca K. Schapiro , Prisoners Legal Services Inc., Elizabeth A. Ryan , John J. Roddy , Bailey & Glasser LLP, Boston, MA, Brian Highsmith , Pro Hac Vice, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, Joanna K. Darcus , Pro Hac Vice, National Consumer Law Center, Washington, DC, Roger J. Bertling , Legal Services Center, Jamaica Plain, MA, for Plaintiff Kellie Pearson.

Stuart T. Rossman , National Consumer Law Center, Bonita P. Tenneriello , Rebecca K. Schapiro , Prisoners Legal Services Inc., Elizabeth A. Ryan , John J. Roddy , Bailey & Glasser LLP, Boston, MA, Brian Highsmith , Pro Hac Vice, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, Joanna K. Darcus , Pro Hac Vice, National Consumer Law Center, Washington, DC, Roger J. Bertling , Legal Services Center, Jamaica Plain, MA, for Plaintiffs Roger Burrell, Brian Givens, The Law Offices of Mark Booker.

Ian D. Roffman , Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP, Boston, MA, Robert M. Novack , Law Office of Robert M. Novack, Fall River, MA, for Defendant Thomas M. Hodgson.

Jason D. Frank , Elizabeth G. Hays , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Boston, MA, Elizabeth B. Herrington , Pro Hac Vice, Megan R. Braden , Pro Hac Vice, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant Securus Technologies, Inc.


MEMORANDUM & ORDER

Plaintiffs allege that Thomas Hodgson, the Sheriff of Bristol County, Massachusetts ("Sheriff Hodgson" or "Sheriff"), has acted outside of the authority granted to him by the Massachusetts Legislature by procuring an inmate calling service that was deployed, in part, to raise revenues for the office...

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