GOFF v. JONES

No. 74-1755. Summary Calendar.

500 F.2d 395 (1974)

Robert E. GOFF, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clarence JONES et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 12, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Goff, Jr., pro se.

Henry Wade, Crim. Dist. Atty., John B. Tolle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, GOLDBERG and GEE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff Robert E. Goff, Jr., a Texas state prisoner presently incarcerated in the Dallas County jail, brought this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Sheriff and two named deputies failed and refused to provide him with access to "legal research materials such as the 1974 Texas Criminal Code in order to adequately prepare himself" for a probation revocation hearing, thus depriving him of "access to the courts in a manner...

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