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PUCKETT v. COX

No. 71-1775.

456 F.2d 233 (1972)

Gentry B. PUCKETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Weldon W. COX, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

March 8, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gentry B. Puckett, in pro. per.

R. Jackson Rose, Asst. Atty. Gen., on brief for defendant-appellee; David M. Pack, Atty. Gen., Nashville, Tenn., of counsel.

Before EDWARDS and CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judges, and KEITH, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the District Court's dismissal of Appellant Puckett's complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Appellant, a prisoner at The Tennessee State Penitentiary, seeks damages from the warden of that institution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming a deprivation of his constitutional rights under color of state law. Specifically, Appellant's complaint asserts the following grounds for relief: 1) a denial...

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