Sheldon Polakoff and Gloria Polakoff v. J. D. Henderson, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit January 28, 1974

Sheldon Polakoff and Gloria Polakoff v. J. D. Henderson, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, 488 F.2d 977 (5th Cir. 1974)

1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 10357

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of a damage suit, grounded on the Civil Rights Act and diversity jurisdiction, filed by a federal prisoner and his wife. 1 The appellants *978 sued the warden of the institution where the husband is confined, complaining that the warden has denied marital visitations to the appellants. The district court stated reasons for its ruling in a comprehensive memorandum opinion', which is reported as Polakoff v. Henderson, N.D.Ga.1973, 370 F.Supp. 690. We affirm the judgment below for the reasons stated in the district court’s said opinion.

Affirmed.

. It is appropriate to dispose of this pro se case 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, 5th Cir. 1969, 412 F.2d 981.

Reference

Full Case Name: Sheldon POLAKOFF and Gloria Polakoff, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. J. D. HENDERSON, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Defendant-Appellee
Cited By: 11 cases
Status: Published