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LONG v. PARKER

Nos. 15981, 16159.

390 F.2d 816 (1968)

James X. C. LONG, Appellant, v. Jacob J. PARKER, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Maurice X. WALKER, Edward X. Brown, Ronald X. D. Hector, Ruben X. Jackson and Joseph X. C. Carlisle, Appellants, v. Ramsey CLARK, Attorney General, U. S. Justice Department, and Jacob J. Parker, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided February 16, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. McClure, Jr., McClure & McClure, Lewisburg, Pa., for appellants.

Harry A. Nagle, Asst. U. S. Atty., Lewisburg Pa. (Bernard J. Brown, U. S. Atty., Scranton, Pa., on the brief), for appellees.

Before McLAUGHLIN, HASTIE and FORMAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FORMAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, James X. C. Long, a Black Muslim inmate of the United States Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, brought suit invoking, among other grounds, jurisdiction under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking to enjoin the Prison Warden from unconstitutionally interfering with his right of religious freedom and from discriminating against him because of his religious beliefs. The United States...

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