Legal Opinion
Jimmy Covington, Herbert Spruill and Franklin Haskin v. Harry Allsbrook
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1980No. 80-6444PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Jimmy Covington, Herbert Spruill and Franklin Haskin, North Carolina prison inmates, filed a pro se claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting that they are subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because saccharin is served in drinks at the prison without an accompanying warning of its possible adverse effect on the health of the consumer. The district court dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. “Covington, et al” appealed; only Covington, who is not an attorney, signed the notice of appeal.
We affirm the dismissal of Covington’s…
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