STEVENSON v. REED

No. 75-3548.

530 F.2d 1207 (1976)

Willie X. STEVENSON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jack K. REED et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Lipman, Washington, D. C., Ronald Reid Welch, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants.

P. Roger Googe, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM and MORGAN, Circuit Judges, and LYNNE, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 16, 1976.

PER CURIAM:

Seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, plaintiffs brought this § 1983 class action on behalf of all inmates of the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Plaintiffs contend that defendant prison officials have failed to provide the inmate population with legal resources sufficient to enable them to pursue their legal and constitutional rights. Specifically...

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