Legal Opinion
Brown v. Wilson
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 26, 1974No. Civ. A. 72-755PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SNYDER, District Judge.
The Plaintiff, Joseph Carl Brown, Jr., brought this action against Ira Wilson for his alleged failure to present a letter written on his behalf before the Board of Pardons. Plaintiff claims his action arises under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (the Civil Rights Act) and bases jurisdiction on 28 U.S.C. § 1343. The Defendant Wilson is a Counselor at the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh. The purpose of the Counselors at the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh is to (1) aid the prisoners to adjust to living in the prison population, (2) find what…
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