Legal Opinion
Oliver Martin, Jr. And Joseph White, Etc. v. Frank Blackburn, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1978No. 77-3149PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellants, inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, appeal the dismissal of their civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several state prison and corrections department officials. Appellants’ complaint challenges the manner in which the penitentiary’s Adult Rules, Regulations and Disciplinary Procedures were amended, alleging that the Louisiana Administrative Procedures Act, La.R.S. 49:951-968 was not followed.
As we have previously stated, “The claim that state officials have failed to follow the procedural provisions of state law, without more,…
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