Robert G. Mccray, Plaintiff-appellant, v. W. M. Fondre, Commissioner of State Board of Corrections,state Pardon and Parole Board, et al., Defendants-appellees, 462 F.2d 1374 (5th Cir. 1972)
Annotate this CaseFifth Circuit.
July 28, 1972.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama; Virgil Pittman, Chief Judge.
Robert G. McCray, pro se.
William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen. of Ala., John A. Yung, IV, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montgomery, Ala., for defendants-appellees.
Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and GOLDBERG and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Robert G. McCray, an inmate of the Alabama prison system, sought to file a civil rights complaint seeking relief for asserted deprivations of Federal constitutional rights resulting from a variety of alleged abuses in the administration and operation of the Holman Unit at Atmore, Alabama. Many of the allegations involved claims of racial discrimination, and there were specific charges that on two separate occasions McCray was beaten by prison guards without provocation. The District Court concluded that the beatings "appear to be isolated instances amid the disciplinary necessities of prison routine" and refused to permit the complaint to be filed in forma pauperis.
We vacate the District Court's order and remand for further proceedings consistent with our opinion in Williams v. Wainwright, 5 Cir., 1972, 461 F.2d 1080 and companion cases.
Vacated and remanded.
Rule 18, 5 Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I
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