MURPHY v. COLLINS

No. 94-20079 Summary Calendar.

26 F.3d 541 (1994)

Christopher J. MURPHY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Murphy, pro se.

No attys. for appellees.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, JOLLY and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Christopher J. Murphy, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). We affirm.

Background

An inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Murphy filed a section 1983 complaint against various prison officials, alleging violations of his constitutional rights in incidents occurring on April 8, 1993...

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