Blankenship v. Johnson

REVISED IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _______________ No. 95-40638 _______________ RICKY BLANKENSHIP, Plaintiff-Appellant, VERSUS GARY L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee. _________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas _________________________ July 17, 1997 ON PETITION FOR REHEARING Before WISDOM, SMITH, and PARKER, Circuit Judges. JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Since the panel opinion was issued in this case, see Blankenship v. Johnson,

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