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GREEN v. ESTELLE

No. 80-1316.

649 F.2d 298 (1981)

Isiah Carl GREEN, No. 275416, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., etc. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearing Denied August 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avarita L. Hanson, Fulbright & Jaworski (Court-appointed), Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Kenneth L. Petersen, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before COLEMAN, AINSWORTH and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Isiah Carl Green is a paraplegic prisoner serving a life sentence in the Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections. Because of his condition, he is permanently assigned to the hospital ward and suffers various restrictions not placed on the general prison population. In this action, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, he asserts that he is subject to cruel and unusual punishment and denial of equal protection because of his handicap. Specifically...

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