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MADDOX v. THOMAS

No. 81-1607 Summary Calendar.

671 F.2d 949 (1982)

William James MADDOX, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Carl THOMAS, Sheriff, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 2, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin L. Lowy, Dallas, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Charles J. Baldree, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEE, GARZA and TATE, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Maddox' action below sought damages from the sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, claimed to have arisen from his confinement for a month in prison rather than for the same period in the Dallas County Jail. He appeals its dismissal.

A three-time convicted felon free on probation, Maddox was arrested in late 1978 on two new charges of aggravated robbery. In March 1979, he pled guilty to one charge and was assessed a 23-year prison...

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