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BRYANT v. BLACKWELL

No. 72-1118.

471 F.2d 608 (1973)

Billie Austin X. BRYANT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Olin G. BLACKWELL, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 30, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Leppert, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Beverly B. Bates, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, GOLDBERG and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

We pretermit discussion of whether appellant has a federal cause of action against prison officials for alleged violation of his constitutional rights in a federal prison, because as a matter of law the incidents of prison life to which he objects do not rise to the level of constitutional violations.

Affirmed.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge (specially concurring):

I concur in the result. I am...

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