VELARDE v. RICKETTS

Civ. A. No. 79-K-654.

480 F.Supp. 261 (1979)

Gene VELARDE, Plaintiff, v. James RICKETTS, William Wilson, Ben Johnson, Leroy Matthews and D. E. Fish, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

November 27, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene Velarde, pro se.

Marcellus Jackson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, Colo., for defendants.


ORDER OF DISMISSAL

KANE, District Judge.

Gene Valarde is presently an inmate at the Colorado State Penitentiary. Prior to May 21, 1979, he purchased a television set from another inmate, Robert McHale, who was about to be paroled. This television set was confiscated by prison officials on May 21, 1979 pursuant to a prison policy which limits acquisition of television sets to those purchased through the prison canteen. Apparently, Velarde was advised by prison...

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