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BEL v. CHERNOFF

Civ. A. No. 74-2814-T.

390 F.Supp. 1256 (1975)

James V. BEL, Jr., et al. v. Paul A. CHERNOFF et al.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

March 13, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Brankey, Boston, Mass., for plaintiffs; James V. Bel, Jr., pro se.

David A. Mills, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief, Crim. App. Section, Com. of Mass., Dept. of the Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., for Paul A. Chernoff et al.

Before McENTEE, Circuit Judge, and FREEDMAN and TAURO, District Judges.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TAURO, District Judge.

This civil action, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeks to enjoin on constitutional grounds the operation of Mass.Gen.Laws Ann. ch. 127, § 1331 which requires a prisoner, convicted of certain violent crimes, to serve two-thirds of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for parole. Persons convicted of crimes not covered by the challenged statute are required...

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