Guy L. Smith, Jr. v. Massachusetts Department of Correction

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1991-06-25

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SELYA, Circuit Judge. Guy Smith, a black male presently serving a lengthy sentence for armed robbery, appeals pro se from the dismissal of his civil rights complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief might be granted. The complaint named as defendants the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC), former DOC Commissioner Michael Fair, seven employees of the No…

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