Court of Appeals for the First Circuit January 24, 2012, 11-1037 (Brown v. O'Brien)

United States Court of Appeals

For the First Circuit

No. 11-1037

ERIC BROWN,

Petitioner, Appellant,

v.

STEVEN J. O'BRIEN,

Superintendent of Old Colony Correctional Center,

Respondent, Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton, U.S. District Judge]

Before

Boudin, Selya and Howard,

Circuit Judges.

Catherine J.