Legal Opinion
Shawn Stauffer v. Marna Gearhart
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 24, 2014No. 12-20195PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Per curiam
Prison mailroom employees confiscated copies of several automotive magazines that inmate Shawn Stauffer (“Stauffer”) ordered while he was participating in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s (“TDCJ”) Sex Offender Treatment Program (“SOTP” or “Program”). Stauffer filed a § 1983 action alleging that these confiscations violated his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district court dismissed his claims on summary judgment and Stauffer appealed. He seeks both monetary and injunctive relief for these alleged violations. Because Stauffer is not entitled to either form of relief, we…
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