McDONALD v. STEWARD

No. 96-40088.

132 F.3d 225 (1998)

Willie Ray McDONALD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. STEWARD, Library Supervisor, Michael Unit; Director TDCJ-ID, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie Ray McDonald, Tennessee Colony, TX, pro se.

Edward P. Sanchez, Austin, TX, for Steward.

Before DeMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges, and ROSENTHAL, District Judge.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

Willie Ray McDonald ("McDonald"), a Texas inmate, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Officer James Steward ("Steward"), a prison supervisor, alleging that Steward intentionally denied McDonald access to the prison law library in retaliation for a lawsuit McDonald helped file against the personnel of the prison mail room. After a bench trial, the magistrate judge entered judgment in Steward's favor. McDonald appeals. The main issue...

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