TIDWELL v. DEES

No. 72-1986.

464 F.2d 1297 (1972)

Charles W. TIDWELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Hayden J. DEES, Associate Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 14, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Tidwell, pro se.

Stanford O. Bardwell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for respondents-appellees.

Before BELL, DYER, and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this pro se Civil Rights action Tidwell sought $150,000 damages in connection with his confinement at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The district court dismissed the action for failure to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and an appeal was lodged with this Court. After proper notification to the appellant of the provisions of Local Rule 9(c)(2)1, the Clerk has referred the

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