Arthur Nickens v. Jimmy Melton, Correctional Officer

38 F.3d 183

Arthur NICKENS, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

Jimmy MELTON, Correctional Officer, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 93-7356.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fifth Circuit.

Nov. 7, 1994.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing

En Banc Denied Dec. 16, 1994.

Arthur Nickens, pro se.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

Before JOHNSON, GARWOOD and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

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Plaintiff-appellant Arthur Nickens (Nickens), a prisoner in a Mississippi correctional facility, appeals from the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action…