Legal Opinion
Frank Lee Mikeska, James Logan Diez, and Walter D. Williams v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Dept. Of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1990No. 88-2276PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Four inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division (TDCJ), formerly the Texas Department of Corrections,1 invoked 42 U.S.C. § 1983, complaining of administrative punishment for refusing to work. After conducting a Spears2 hearing, the district court dismissed the complaint as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). We affirm.
Background
Frank Lee Mikeska, Antonio Crecelius, James Logan Diez, and Walter D. Williams filed the instant complaint challenging TDCJ’s treatment of inmates placed in administrative segregation for refusing to work. They…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Norman R. Spears v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Samuel Lee Murray, III v. Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Ahmad Yusuf Ali v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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