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ROCKY v. KING

No. 88-3429.

900 F.2d 864 (1990)

Robert G. ROCKY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John T. KING, Secretary of Louisiana Dept. of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 15, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith B. Nordyke, Baton Rouge, La., (Court-appointed), for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert G. Rocky, pro se.

Joe Kopsa, Peter J. Giarrusso, Asst. Attys. Gen., William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHNSON, WILLIAMS and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Robert G. Rocky (Rocky) brought this suit against defendant-appellee John T. King, et al. (King), for alleged violations of the federally protected rights of Rocky and similarly situated inmates who worked in the fields at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana (Angola). Rocky appeals the district court's denial of class certification and grant of summary judgment in favor of King.

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