GORDON v. WATSON

No. 79-2631 Summary Calendar.

622 F.2d 120 (1980)

John H. GORDON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jack WATSON, III and George Cansler, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Gordon, pro se.

William K. Howell, Jr., Senior Asst. County Atty., DeLand, Fla., Gene White, Asst. State's Atty., Daytona Beach, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before CHARLES CLARK, VANCE and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

While a pre-trial detainee, John H. Gordon filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Jack Watson, III, a Florida assistant state attorney, and George Cansler, the Director of the Volusia County Jail Department of Corrections. Gordon's complaint and amended complaint alleged that he was subjected to punitive confinement after complaining to a judge that Watson and Cansler had denied him telephone privileges. The district court granted summary...

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