TRAPP v. REYNOLDS

Civ. A. No. 74-C-33-L.

378 F.Supp. 928 (1974)

Paul D. TRAPP, Petitioner, v. G. A. REYNOLDS, Superintendent Virginia Field Correctional Unit #9, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, W. D. Virginia, Lynchburg Division.

June 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnett Miller, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondents.


OPINION AND JUDGMENT

DALTON, District Judge.

On April 10, 1974 the plaintiff, Paul Trapp, received a letter at the Rustburg Correctional Unit postmarked April 3rd. Plaintiff alleges that subsequently he discovered that the letter had arrived at the Unit on April 6th and had been inspected by prison officials prior to his receipt. He contends that the defendants' inspection and retention of the correspondence without his knowledge violated his constitutional...

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