WENDT v. LYNAUGH

No. 87-2122.

841 F.2d 619 (1988)

Harry Lee WENDT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James A. LYNAUGH, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Lee Wendt, pro se.

Rowena M. Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before RUBIN, WILLIAMS and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Harry Lee Wendt appeals from a judgment dismissing his civil rights case, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, with prejudice as frivolous. Appellant sued Texas prison officials and other Texas officials. His basic complaint is that he was forced to work without pay while in prison in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment. We agree that his case obviously is frivolous, and we affirm.

Appellant Wendt and two other prisoners incarcerated...

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