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SAMFORD v. DRETKE

No. 06-20443.

562 F.3d 674 (2009)

Scott A. SAMFORD, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Doug DRETKE; Warden Staples; Doctor Scarmado; Lisa Vatani, Health Provider; Minnie Crouch; Unit Warden of Law Librarian, Defendants-Appellees. Scott A. Samford, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Douglas Dretke, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 3, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Samford, Amarillo, TX, pro se.

Marjolyn Carol Gardner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Law Enforcement Defense Div., Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees and Greg Abbott, Amicus Curiae.

Before KING, STEWART and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Scott Samford, Texas prisoner # 835644, appeals the dismissal of his § 1983 suit in which he alleged that defendants improperly prevented him from communicating with his two sons. Samford was convicted of aggravated assault after he brought a handgun to his ex-wife's house when his sons were present and, after threatening to shoot his ex-wife and any police officers that might arrive, shot himself just outside the front door. He survived and pleaded...

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