GRAY v. CREAMER

No. 71-1714.

465 F.2d 179 (1972)

Norman C. GRAY, Jr., et al., Appellants, v. J. Shane CREAMER, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 14, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald A. Berlin, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellants.

Frederick N. Frank, Deputy Atty. Gen., J. Shane Creamer, Atty. Gen., Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellees.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, and VAN DUSEN and ADAMS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.

On May 13, 1971, plaintiffs Gray, Harris, Moore, Holden and Sowers, prisoners or former prisoners at the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh (the "Western Penitentiary"), brought the instant civil rights action on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated to secure redress for various allegedly unconstitutional actions by the defendants. Jurisdiction was invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. &...

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