HERRON v. BECK

No. 80-7727.

693 F.2d 125 (1982)

Vicel HERRON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James G. BECK, J.J. Culpepper, Sgt. Wheeler and Robert Holmes, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Varlan, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Stanley Jackson, Augusta, Ga., for Beck, Culpepper, Wheeler and Holmes.

Before JOHNSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.


R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:

On April 15, 1980, appellant Herron filed this civil rights suit in forma pauperis under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1981), alleging that jail officials violated his constitutional rights by illegally removing legal and educational materials from his jail cell. Appellant sought appointment of counsel to represent him, a writ of replevin to regain possession of certain law books, an injunction permitting him to keep...

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