Wright v. Estelle

5th Cir.

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Citations: 572 F.2d 1071, 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 11241

Decision Date: 5/10/1978

Docket Number: No. 76-2146

Jurisdiction: U.S.

Bluebook Citation: Wright v. Estelle, 572 F.2d 1071, 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 11241 (5th Cir. 1978)

More Cases: 5th Cir. decisions from 1978


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Opinion

Archie D. WRIGHT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

Attorneys

  • Ken Anderson, Staff Counsel for Inmates, Huntsville, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.
  • John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Joe B. Dibrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief Enforcement Div., David M. Kendall, Jr., First Asst. Atty. Gen., Richel Rivers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.
majority BY THE COURT:

The panel opinion in this case is reported, Archie D. Wright v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, 5 Cir., 1977, 549 F.2d 971.

Upon rehearing at New Orleans on September 27, 1977, the Court en banc adheres to the panel opinion as published.

The judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED.

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