BECK v. LYNAUGH

No. 87-2383 Summary Calendar.

842 F.2d 759 (1988)

Allen H. BECK, et al., Plaintiffs, and Arnulfo Cantu and Jimmy Mark Appleman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James A. LYNAUGH, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnulfo Cantu, pro se.

Jimmy Mark Appleman, pro se.

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

Before POLITZ, JOHNSON, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Five of the original prisoner-plaintiffs in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint appeal the dismissal of the action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). The appeals of three were dismissed for want of prosecution. We affirm in part and reverse in part and remand.

Background

Jimmy Mark Appleman, Arnulfo Cantu, Joe Feijoo, Ricardo Flores, Juan Franco, and eight other inmates confined to administrative segregation...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases