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HILL v. ESTELLE

No. 76-1872 Summary Calendar.

537 F.2d 214 (1976)

Thomas E. HILL et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 20, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Hill, pro se.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Daniel E. Maeso, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Kendall, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Joe B. Dibrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, GEWIN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Thomas E. Hill and six other present or former inmates of the Texas Department of Corrections filed suit under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 alleging various deprivations of their civil rights by prison authorities. They complain that male inmates are required to wear their hair short, are allowed neither beards nor mustaches, and may wear only minimal sideburns. They also complain that they are not allowed to make phone calls from the prison and are not permitted...

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