THOMAS v. ESTELLE

No. 79-3055.

603 F.2d 488 (1979)

Earnest Lee THOMAS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earnest Lee Thomas, pro se.

Johnny Charles Thomas, pro se.

Mark White, Atty. Gen. of Tex., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before COLEMAN, FAY and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 17, 1979.

PER CURIAM:

Plaintiffs, state prisoners proceeding pro se, brought this action for alleged violation of their civil rights against various officials of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) and a fellow inmate. 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986 (1976). This is an appeal of the dismissal of that action for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). We affirm...

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