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WITHEROW v. PAFF

No. 93-17068.

52 F.3d 264 (1995)

John WITHEROW, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Marvin PAFF, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 12, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald York Evans, Reno, NV, for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronda Clifton, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, NV, for defendants-appellees.

Before: BRUNETTI, THOMPSON, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

John Witherow, an inmate in the Nevada State prison system, filed this complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that defendants violated his constitutional rights by refusing to allow him to send mail to the Nevada Attorney General without a "cursory visual inspection" of the contents of the envelope in order to check for offensive or dangerous materials. The defendants are various prison officials who promulgated, administer, and enforce...

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