ECHOLS v. SULLIVAN

No. 75-2074. Summary Calendar.

521 F.2d 206 (1975)

Paul ECHOLS and Kenneth Ray Gibbons, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. L. B. SULLIVAN et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 16, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Levin, Jr., Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Winston T. Lett, Lanny Newman, Asst. Attys. Gen., William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., Montgomery, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEWIN, GOLDBERG and DYER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In his § 1983 suit Echols claimed that the employees of the Alabama Board of Corrections threatened his life and health if he testified on behalf of a fellow prisoner at the latter's trial for murder. The district court filed a memorandum opinion and entered judgment for the defendant. We vacate and remand for findings of fact and conclusions of law as required by Rule 52(a), F.R.Civ.P.

On January 18, 1974, Echols was incarcerated in the segregation...

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