COSTELLO v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 75-2392.

553 F.2d 506 (1977)

Michael V. COSTELLO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Raymond W. Gearey, Atty. for Fla. Div. of Corrections, John A. Barley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Civ. Div., William C. Sherrill, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Tobias Simon, Miami, Fla. (court-appointed not under Act), Jack Greenberg, New York City, for plaintiff-appellee.

Brian K. Landsberg, William C. Graves, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, TUTTLE, GEWIN, THORNBERRY, COLEMAN, GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH, GODBOLD, DYER, MORGAN, CLARK, RONEY, GEE, TJOFLAT, HILL and FAY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The United States Supreme Court reversed the decision of this Court reported at 539 F.2d 547 (5th Cir. 1976), and remanded the case to this Court for further proceedings consistent with its opinion in Costello v. Wainwright, ___ U.S. ___, 97 S.Ct. 1191, 51 L.Ed.2d 372 (1977). The case was taken en banc for consideration of the three-judge court issue. The Court does not regard the remaining issues in the...

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