FOSTER v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

No. 12918.

380 So.2d 143 (1979)

Joseph V. FOSTER, Jr., et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph V. Foster, Jr., and Louis J. Ballard, in pro. per.

Department of Corrections, Wm. J. Guste, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Department of Corrections.

Before ELLIS, CHIASSON and PONDER, JJ.


CHIASSON, Judge.

Appellants, Joseph V. Foster, Jr. and Louis J. Ballard, seek review of the trial court's judgment dismissing their suit for failure to state a cause of action.

Appellants, who are inmates in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, seek $50,000 each in damages for alleged violations of their constitutional rights. It is their contention that correctional officers have harassed, separated, and attempted to stop all communication between them. They...

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