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

Jones v. Henderson

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided June 6, 1974

495 F.2d 559 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Norwood E. Jones, pro se., Gale McKenzie, Anthony Arnold, Asst. U. S. Attys., Atlanta, Ga., for respondents-appellees.

Cases that cite this one

5 later published cases cite this decision.

Frank E. Snyder v. William Peters M.W. Hillebrand Records Control Systems, F.C.I., Ashland, Kentucky (6th Cir. 1989)
Fred Kyle v. Jack Hanberry and Norman Carlson (11th Cir. 1982)
Mitchell v. Sigler (United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 1975)
Mitchell v. Carlson (District Court, D. Kansas 1975)
Reed v. United States (District Court, D. Kansas 1975)

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

Norwood E. Jones, an inmate of the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia, appeals an order of the district court denying his mandamus petition against prison authorities for alleged obstruction of his mail.

We vacate and remand with directions . to the district court to require appellant to exhaust his administrative remedies in accordance with Bureau of Prisons Policy Statement No. 2001.6, dated February 14, 1974, effective April 1, 1974. See Thompson v. United States Federal Prison Industries, 5 Cir., 1974, 492 F.2d 1082.

Vacated and remanded.

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