LAMAR v. WHITESIDE

No. 79-1392 Summary Calendar.

606 F.2d 88 (1979)

Allen I. LAMAR et al., Plaintiffs, Allen I. Lamar, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clyde WHITESIDE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen I. Lamar, pro se.

Renea Hicks, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, GEE and HILL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The question is whether plaintiff prison inmates have standing to challenge alleged discrimination in the hiring of staff by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Although the record is sketchy, we assume for present purposes that the alleged discrimination involves employees who have direct contact with prisoners, and who thus participate in the parole decision process. Plaintiffs claim to suffer "adverse psychological effect[s]", R.7, from the lack...

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