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TARLTON v. HENDERSON

No. 72-1895.

467 F.2d 200 (1972)

John Brent TARLTON, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. J. D. HENDERSON, Warden, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 22, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Brent Tarlton, Jr., Pro Se.

John W. Stokes, U. S. Atty., Anthony M. Arnold, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for respondents-appellees.

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The appellant in this case, a federal prisoner, sought mandamus to compel prison officials to allow him to purchase a typewriter for his personal use. He contended below that the officials' refusal to allow him to buy a typewriter constituted a denial of his right of access to the courts, and an illegal restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The district court denied the petition for mandamus. We affirm.1

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