HOLLAND v. PURDY

No. 71-3090 Summary Calendar.

457 F.2d 802 (1972)

Benjamin Alfonso HOLLAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. E. Wilson PURDY, as Sheriff of Dade County, Florida, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Alfonso Holland, pro se.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Joel D. Rosenblatt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before BELL, DYER and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from the district court's dismissal of Holland's petition for injunctive relief, filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. We vacate and remand.

In his petition in the district court, Holland contended that he had been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment from June 16, 1971 until June 29, 1971, while incarcerated at the Dade County, Florida, Jail. He alleged that he was subjected to physical duress, and that the officials...

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