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MAIN ROAD v. AYTCH

No. 76-2499.

565 F.2d 54 (1977)

MAIN ROAD, an unincorporated association, by Grady Dyches, Arthur Major, James Miller, Edward Randall and Leon Washington, trustees ad litem, Grady Dyches, Arthur Major, James Miller, Edward Randall, and Leon Washington, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, House of Correction 8001 State Road Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Inmates Action Council, an unincorporated association by Charles Cobb, Albert Harden a/k/a Solomon Harden, Henry N. Horne, Michael Jordan, Gregory Martinez, William McDaniel, Jeffrey X. Robinson and Ronald Snell, trustees ad litem, and Charles Cobb, Albert Harden a/k/a Solomon Harden, Henry N. Horne, Michael Jordan, Gregory Martinez, William McDaniel, Jeffrey X. Robinson and Ronald Snell, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Holmesburg Prison, 8215 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, v. Louis S. AYTCH, Superintendent, Philadelphia Prisons, 8201 State Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Appeal of Walter BURESS, Jr., and Donald Waters, as individuals, as trustees ad litem for Inmate Action Council, and as representatives of the class of plaintiffs.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 14, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheldon L. Albert, City Sol., James M. Moran, Deputy in Charge of Litigation, James M. Penny, Jr., Asst. City Sol., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Theodore Clattenburg, Jr., Elliot B. Platt, Community Legal Services, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge and GIBBONS and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

After a second denial of declaratory and injunctive relief, plaintiff prison inmates again appeal, contending that their right of access to the press has been improperly restricted. We agree with the district court's conclusion that prison inmates have no constitutional right to hold group press conferences where other means of communication are available. Although the net...

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