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LAWSON v. STATE

No. 2000-CP-00669-COA.

784 So.2d 983 (2001)

James Bernard LAWSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi and Mississippi Department of Corrections, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

April 24, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lawson, Appellant, Pro Se.

Office of the Attorney General by Jane L. Mapp, Jackson, Attorney for Appellees.

BEFORE SOUTHWICK, P.J., BRIDGES, and LEE, JJ.

SOUTHWICK, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. James Lawson, an inmate housed at the Parchman State Penitentiary, filed suit for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleged a conspiracy and discrimination by the State in general and by many of its branches and agencies of government. The circuit court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We agree and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. In November 1998, James...

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