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McGRUDER v. PHELPS

No. 79-2088. Summary Calendar.

608 F.2d 1023 (1979)

Lionel McGRUDER, Jr., and for all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. C. Paul PHELPS, Individually and In His Official Capacity as Secretary Louisiana Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 26, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lionel McGruder, Jr., pro se.

S. Dwayne Broussard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before RONEY, HILL and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Lionel McGruder, Jr., an inmate of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, filed this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 on October 31, 1978 on behalf of himself "and all others similarly situated." On his form petition he claimed deprivation of constitutional rights, discriminatory deprivation of privileges that were accorded to inmates in other cellblock areas, and failure of prison officials to apprise inmates...

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