JEFFERSON v. MORAN

No. 83-406-Appeal.

479 A.2d 734 (1984)

Leonard JEFFERSON et al. v. John F. MORAN.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 25, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Normand G. Benoit, American Civil Liberties Union, Providence, for petitioners.

Anthony A. Cipriano, Legal Counsel for the Dept. of Corrections, Providence, for respondent.


OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This case has been certified to us by the Federal District Court of Rhode Island pursuant to Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules. In pertinent part, it is a civil action in which the petitioners seek both declaratory and injunctive relief for alleged violations of the Fourteenth Amendment, and 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1981) by virtue of respondent's alleged non-compliance with G.L. 1956 (1977 Reenactment) § 42-35-3.

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