ELLINGBURG v. KING

No. 73-1838.

490 F.2d 1270 (1974)

James G. ELLINGBURG et al., Appellant, v. Johnny KING and Kenneth Taylor, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 22, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Ellingburg, filed hand written brief pro se.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., and Alston Jennings, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellees.

Before MATTHES, Senior Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Circuit Judge, and SMITH, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the district court's dismissal of appellants' class action complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for failure to state a claim. Appellants, inmates of the Arkansas Department of Correction, basically complain of the actions of a prison employee, Utility Sergeant Kenneth Taylor, who they feel acts unfairly toward them. Specifically, they allege:

1. That Sergeant Taylor threatened them with job demotions unless they...

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