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ROCHA v. BETO

No. 30742.

449 F.2d 741 (1971)

Arturo ROCHA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 25, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Macdonald, Dallas, Tex., Court-appointed, for petitioner-appellant.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen., State of Tex., Lonny F. Zwiener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nola White, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Alfred Walker, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert C. Flowers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, a Texas state prisoner, sued Dr. George J. Beto, Director of the Texas Department of Corrections, under 28 U.S.C. § 1343, alleging that the department illegally forbids him from having in his prison cell law books which are his property.

Appellant's complaint rests on two grounds. He says, first, that other inmates are allowed to keep non-legal books, magazines and other reading material in their cells, whereas he is denied the...

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