Joseph M. Aragon v. R. A. Wathen and C. A. Young

This appeal is from dismissal of a complaint asserting a claim under the Civil Rights Acts. 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343. The appellant is a prisoner under conviction by a state court, and he alleges that prison authorities, the appellees, conspired to prevent his converting a government bond into cash. He asserts that he was thereby unlawfully deprived of a constitutional right.

The District Court properly dismissed the action. Appellant’s grievance is not of such quality as will support a claim for relief under the Civil Rights Acts. It appears to arise from exercise of…