HANCOCK v. UNKNOWN UNITED STATES MARSHAL

No. 78-1438.

587 F.2d 377 (1978)

John L. HANCOCK, Appellant, v. UNKNOWN UNITED STATES MARSHAL, Unknown Chief Deputy Marshal, Deputy Marshal Bill Walker, and Two Unknown Deputy Marshals, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 9, 1978.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Hancock, pro se.

Robert D. Kingsland, U. S. Atty., and Anne C. Travis, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., filed brief for appellees.

Before LAY, BRIGHT and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 6, 1978.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal is from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, issued June 5, 1978, dismissing plaintiff's suit. We take as true plaintiff's pro se allegations since the complaint was dismissed by the district court for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97...

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