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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1972

Frank James Dennson v. J. F. Tomkins

Frank James Dennson v. J. F. Tomkins
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided July 28, 1972 · Brown, Goldberg, Morgan
464 F.2d 1033; 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 8169 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Frank James Dennson v. J. F. Tomkins

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Frank James Dennson, an inmate of the maximum security section of the Florida State Prison at Raiford, filed a civil rights complaint seeking injunctive relief against asserted deprivations of Federal constitutional rights resulting from his confinement in administrative segregation apart from the general prison population. We vacate the District Court’s order summarily dismissing the complaint and remand for further proceedings consistent with our opinion in Williams v. Wainwright, 5 Cir., 1972, 461 F.2d 1080, and companion cases. 1

Vacated and remanded.

1

. It is appropriate to dispose of this pro se ease summarily, pursuant to this Court’s local Rule 9(c) (2), appellant having failed to file a brief within the time fixed by Rule 31, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Kimbrough v. Beto, Director, 5 Cir., 1969, 412 F.2d 981.

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