United States First Circuit

In a civil rights action, district court's dismissal of plaintiff's complaint for failure to state a claim is affirmed where enforcement of a Department of Corrections rule prohibiting unauthorized personal contact with former inmates did not violate plaintiff's constitutional right to intimate association because the rule is a rational means of promoting the legitimate government interest in prison security. District court's dismissal of plaintiff's suit against the DOC on sovereign immunity grounds and claim for damages is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/27/2009
• Published 02/27/2009

Judges

• STAHL, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, SELYA and STAHL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lori A. Jodoin with whom Harvey A. Schwartz and Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz, LLP, were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sarah M. Joss, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Martha Coakley, Attorney General, was on brief for appellee.