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HIRONS v. DIRECTOR, PATUXENT INSTITUTION

No. 10120.

351 F.2d 613 (1965)

Patrick John HIRONS, Appellant, v. DIRECTOR, PATUXENT INSTITUTION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 8, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irvin N. Caplan (Court-assigned counsel), Baltimore, Md., for appellant.

Robert C. Murphy, Deputy Atty. Gen. of Maryland (Thomas B. Finan, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, on brief), for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, BOREMAN and BRYAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Hirons, who is presently confined in Maryland's Patuxent Institution, brought suit in the District Court under the Civil Rights Act of 1957, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, to enjoin the prison authorities from refusing to administer appropriate medical and surgical treatment. The District Court summarily denied Hirons' pro se petition without requiring an answer from the prison authorities, and did not hold an evidentiary hearing.

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