Legal Opinion
Jesse Roots v. J. A. Callahan, Inspector in Charge of Post Office Department
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1973No. 72-3589PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Jesse Roots, a prisoner of the State of Florida, filed a pro se complaint in the district court seeking a declaratory judgment against J. A. Callahan, Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Service. Roots sought an order to compel Callahan to investigate interference with his postal service.
The district court, construing the complaint as an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, felt that the alleged interferences were within the institution and that therefore an action against the Inspector would not lie since he relinquished custody and control of the mail when delivered to the prison. Roots…
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