HEIMERLE v. ATTORNEY GENERAL

No. 22, Docket 84-2037.

753 F.2d 10 (1985)

James F. HEIMERLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL, United States of America, Director, United States Bureau of Prisons, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville, New York, John Doe, Jane Doe, Correctional Officers, Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville, New York, John Doe, Jane Doe, Supervisory Staff, Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville, New York, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Heimerle, pro se.

Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty., Stephen A. Dvorkin, Jane E. Booth, Asst. U.S. Attys., New York City, submitted a brief for defendants-appellees.

Before FEINBERG, Chief Judge, and LUMBARD and NEWMAN, Circuit Judges.


JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns the circumstances under which prison officials may read a prisoner's correspondence with the outside world. James F. Heimerle brought this action to enjoin prison officials from reading his mail. Heimerle now appeals pro se from an order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Leonard B. Sand, Judge) denying his motion for judgment on the pleadings...

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