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HANCOCK v. AVERY

Civ. No. 5385.

301 F.Supp. 786 (1969)

Don Lee HANCOCK, Plaintiff, v. Harry S. AVERY, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Corrections and Lake F. Russell, Warden, Tennessee State Penitentiary, Defendants.

United States District Court M. D. Tennessee, Nashville Division.

July 2, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Rudesill, Nashville, Tenn., for plaintiff.

Elmer D. Davies, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Tenn., for defendants.

OPINION

WILLIAM E. MILLER, Chief Judge.

This action is before the Court for a temporary restraining order on the plaintiff's allegation that he has been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. The action is before the Court on the amended complaint of Don Lee Hancock, an inmate of the Tennessee State Penitentiary at Nashville. Named as defendants in the original complaint are the former Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Corrections, the former...

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