Pierce v. LaVallee
Opinion of the Court
Plaintiffs appeal from Judge Brennan’s second dismissal of their action under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court’s first dismissal (unreported) was reversed by us because it had been entered without taking testimony, 2 Cir., 293 F.2d 233. The present order was made after a very extensive trial. While inmates at Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York, plaintiffs were leaders of the “Muslim Brotherhood” — a self-organized and self-styled group having as its avowed object the study and furtherance
Affirmed.
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- James PIERCE v. J. E. LaVALLEE, Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York, Appellee Martin T. SOSTRE v. J. E. LaVALLEE, Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York, Appellee William SaMARION v. J. E. LaVALLEE, Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York
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