SANDS v. DUNN

Civ. No. 3-80-465.

500 F.Supp. 600 (1980)

Robert L. SANDS v. Clyde A. DUNN, Attorney, J. Kenneth Porter, Circuit Judge, Barbara Brooks, Court Reporter, Al Schmutzer, Jr., District Attorney General, Richard Vance, Assistant Attorney General, Paul Hill, Sheriff, Donal Tharp, Deputy.

United States District Court, E. D. Tennessee, N. D.

October 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Sands pro se.

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen. of State of Tenn., Nashville, Tenn., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.

The Clerk is directed to file the above-styled complaint without prepayment of the requisite fees and security.

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