J. Ferber Coleman v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary

HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge.

J. Ferber Coleman, an articulate and resourceful prisoner, seeks injunctive relief restraining his keepers from interfering with his correspondence, from visiting punishment upon him without just cause, from discriminatory work assignments, from racial discrimination, and from imposing retribution upon him for his institution of these proceedings.

The District Court denied relief, and we affirm.

Initially, the District Court dismissed the petition, without a hearing, for insufficiency. While recognizing that most of the claims were stated in vague and general terms, we…