BIEREGU v. RENO

No. 94-5719.

59 F.3d 1445 (1995)

Polyns BIEREGU, Appellant, v. Janet RENO; L. Yearby; G. Berman, All Employees of Mail Room Staffs.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1995.

Sur Petition for Rehearing September 11, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Polyns Bieregu, Fairton, NJ, appellant pro se.

Faith S. Hochberg, U.S. Atty., Paul A. Blaine, Asst. U.S. Atty., Camden, NJ, for appellees.

BEFORE: MANSMANN, SCIRICA, and SAROKIN, Circuit Judges.


Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) May 2, 1995.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SAROKIN, Circuit Judge:

A prisoner brought this action pro se against prison officials, alleging that by repeatedly opening properly marked incoming legal mail outside of his presence, those officials had violated his constitutional rights.1 Holding that defendants enjoyed qualified immunity because the law in this area was unsettled in...

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