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NEGRICH v. HOHN

No. 15705.

379 F.2d 213 (1967)

Robert W. NEGRICH, Appellant, v. William R. HOHN, Warden, Westmoreland County Prison, Marshall V. Benjdich, Asst. County Detective, Edward F. Singer, Pennsylvania State Police, Alex W. Copeland, Sheriff, Westmoreland County, John Marefka, Prison Guard, Westmoreland County, Richard E. McCormick, District Attorney, Westmoreland County, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Alan Sherman, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

H. Reginald Belden, Greensburg, Pa., and Gilbert J. Helwig, Pittsburgh, Pa., for all appellees except Singer.

Thomas J. Reinstadtler, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Egler, McGregor & Reinstadtler, Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellee Singer.

Before STALEY, Chief Judge, GANEY, Circuit Judge, and SHERIDAN, District Judge.

SHERIDAN, District Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff from orders of the district court dismissing his complaint against six State and County officials in an in forma pauperis action under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U. S.C.A. § 1983.

While plaintiff was confined in the Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, prison awaiting trial for armed robbery, a prison breach occurred and a guard was beaten. Plaintiff was indicted for prison breach and felonious assault...

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