AVERY v. COM'R, NEW HAMPSHIRE DOC

No. 2019-0051.

248 A.3d 1179 (2020)

Clifford E. AVERY v. COMMISSIONER, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire, Merrimack.

Resubmitted: July 20, 2020.

Opinion Issued: November 20, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford E. Avery, self-represented party, by brief.

Gordon J. MacDonald , attorney general ( Lisa L. Wolford and Anthony J. Galdieri , senior assistant attorneys general, on the brief), for the defendant.

New Hampshire Legal Assistance ( Elliott Berry , Manchester, and Kay E. Drought on the joint brief), Disability Rights Center-New Hampshire, Inc., of Concord ( Pamela E. Phelan and Todd R. Russell on the joint brief), and American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire Foundation, of Concord ( Gilles R. Bissonnette and Henry R. Klementowicz on the joint brief), as amici curiae.

Paul Blackmer , by brief, as amicus curiae.

Darrin Partlow , by brief, as amicus curiae.


The plaintiff, Clifford E. Avery, appeals an order of the Superior Court (Ruoff, J.) dismissing his complaint for breach of contract against the defendant, the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections (DOC or department). Avery argues that the trial court erred in concluding that his suit...

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