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KEENAN v. BENNETT

No. 79-3105 Summary Calendar.

613 F.2d 127 (1980)

William M. KEENAN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry D. BENNETT, Commissioner, Alabama Board of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 10, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Keenan, Jr., pro se.

Thomas R. McAlpine, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montgomery, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEE, RUBIN and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Appellant William M. Keenan, a state prisoner, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging due process violations in the manner in which his "good time" status was revoked. The defendants moved for dismissal. The matter was referred to a magistrate, who treated the complaint as an application for a writ of habeas corpus and recommended dismissal. The district court accepted the recommendations and dismissed the action. We reverse and remand...

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