DIAZ v. COLLINS

No. 95-40045.

114 F.3d 69 (1997)

Felipe DIAZ, et al., Plaintiffs, Felipe Diaz, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Felipe Diaz, Tennessee Colony, TX, pro se.

Noah S. Martinez, Tennessee Colony, TX, pro se.

Linda M. Kearney, Assistant Attorney General, Louis Victor Carrillo, Assistant Attorney General, Dan Morales, Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Felipe Diaz, a Native American religious practitioner, appeals the dismissal of his civil rights suit challenging prison regulations restricting the length of his hair and the possession of certain sacred items. For the reasons assigned we affirm.

Background

Diaz is an inmate in the Coffield Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, located in Anderson County, Texas. Because of his membership...

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