Legal Opinion
James R. Durham, Jr. v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1969No. 26897_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Pursuant to Rule 18 of the Rules of the Court, this case has been placed on the summary calendar for disposition without oral argument. 1
Appellant sought an injunction in the district court against the warden of the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta. His complaint was that the warden denied him the right of access to the courts through action embraced in the following notice which appeared in the prison newspaper :
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Smith v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Long v. District Court of Iowa, Lee Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Norman Wittner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
3Cited by6 opinions
- John Brent Tarlton, Jr. v. J. D. Henderson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Bijeol v. BensonDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1975
- James Henry Eisenhardt v. S. J. BrittonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Kermit Stubblefield v. J. D. Henderson, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Haywood Williams, Jr. v. U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Prison, and Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, Atlanta Federal PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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