WRIGHT v. NEWSOME

No. 85-8897 Non-Argument Calendar.

795 F.2d 964 (1986)

James WRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lanson NEWSOME, Warden, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 6, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal B. Childers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before FAY, JOHNSON and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

James Wright appeals from the district court's dismissal of his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. FACTS

Wright is an inmate at Georgia State Prison ("GSP"). Taking the facts alleged in the complaint as true, Sergeant Fred Brown ordered fellow GSP correctional officers Pedro Diaz and Eddie Mincey to search Wright's cell...

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