NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
23.0, as appearing in 97 Mass. App. Ct. 1017 (2020) (formerly known as rule 1:28,
as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
and, therefore, may not fully address the facts of the case or the panel's
decisional rationale. Moreover, such decisions are not circulated to the entire
court and, therefore, represent only the views of the panel that decided the case.
A summary decision pursuant to rule 23.0 or rule 1:28 issued after February 25,
2008, may be cited for its persuasive value but, because of the limitations noted
above, not as binding precedent. See Chace v. Curran, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 258, 260
n.4 (2008).
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
APPEALS COURT
23-P-647
ERVIN TRIPLETT, JR.
vs.
TERRENCE M. REIDY
1
& others.
2
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 23.0
The plaintiff, an inmate held at the Souza-Baranowski
Correctional Center, appeals from a judgment entered in the
Superior Court, dismissing his complaint for damages, injunctive
relief, and a declaratory judgment, based on various claims
challenging the validity of a security risk policy promulgated
by the defendants and applied to him. The judgment of dismissal
entered based on the plaintiff's failure to comply with Superior
Court Standing Order 1-96 (2020), which regulates the processing
1
Individually and as Secretary of the Executive Office of
Public Safety and Security.
2
Carol A. Mici, individually and as Commissioner of
Correction; Christopher H. Baker, individually and as chief of
the office of investigative services for the Department of
Correction; Dean C. Gray, individually and as superintendent of
Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center (SBCC); James W. Mitchell,
individually and as deputy superintendent of SBCC; and Danny
Ortiz, individually and as director of classification for SBCC.