COOPER v. PATE

No. 14127.

324 F.2d 165 (1963)

Thomas COOPER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank J. PATE, Warden, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

November 5, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Cooper, in pro. per.

William G. Clark, Illinois' Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., William C. Wines, Raymond S. Sarnow, Aubrey F. Kaplan, Daniel Kadjan, Asst. Attys. Gen., of counsel, for appellee.

Before DUFFY, KNOCH and SWYGERT, Circuit Judges.


DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff's complaint is styled by him "Petition for Relief Under Civil Rights Act," and alleges that the defendant, Frank J. Pate, Warden of the State Penitentiary, where plaintiff is confined, and the defendant, Joseph E. Ragen, the Illinois Director of Public Safety, "will not allow petitioner to purchase" certain religious publications and materials disseminated by the Black Muslim Movement....

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