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Richard J. Mayberry v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided April 29, 1968No. 16215PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

2Per curiam

Richard J. Mayberry, while an inmate of the State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, mailed a pro se civil rights complaint to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Attached was his petition to proceed in forma pauperis verified by a conventional pauper’s oath.

His complaint contained, among other allegations, the charge that the defendant, James F. Maroney, Superintendent of the Institution in which he was incarcerated, under color of his authority, caused prison guards to strike him numerous times upon the head and…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Urbano v. CalissiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
  2. Sheridan v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964

4Cited by4 opinions

  1. Larry v. Cooper v. United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Warden Robert I. MoseleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
  2. Allan H. Lawson v. Arthur T. Prasse, Commissioner of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  3. Mayberry v. PrasseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
  4. Mayberry v. PrasseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971

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