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COLLINS v. KING

No. 83-3255.

743 F.2d 248 (1984)

Michael COLLINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John T. KING, Secretary, Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Collins, pro se.

Larry Fabacher, court appointed, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Marvin Montgomery, Karen L. Godwin, Kopsa, Joseph Erwin, Asst. Attys. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEE, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Collins, a Louisiana state prisoner, appeals to us from the dismissal of his Section 1983 action against various prison officials and guards.1

The action had its inception in an incident that occurred when Collins, leaving his job in the prison kitchen, was checked by Defendant Johnson, a guard, and found to be carrying three small packets of sugar. According to the allegations of Collins' complaint, which in...

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