UNITED STATES v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

Misc. No. 3029.

247 F.Supp. 7 (1965)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. John WAKELEY v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA et al.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

September 22, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Wakeley, in pro. per.

James C. Crumlish, Jr., Dist. Atty. of Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, for respondent.


JOHN W. LORD, District Judge.

This is an equity action in which plaintiff, a state prisoner, seeks to enjoin certain prison officials from denying him access to legal materials and facilities. The action is brought under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 and under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343 which collectively confer jurisdiction on the District Courts to redress deprivations of civil rights.

Plaintiff is presently serving a sentence of from ten to...

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