MITCHELL v. HICKS

No. 78-3840.

614 F.2d 1016 (1980)

Henry J. MITCHELL, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Milton R. HICKS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Webster, Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Martin S. Friedman, Shirley A. Walker, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before TUTTLE, BROWN and TATE, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

This case is an appeal from an order of the district court for the Middle District of Florida dismissing the plaintiff's pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to state a cause of action. We reverse and remand.

Henry J. Mitchell, Jr. is an inmate at the Florida State Prison. From 1973 until the present time, Mitchell has been confined in various units in prison, including the general population, maximum security, and close...

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