Legal Opinion
Melvin Wilson v. Robert Zarhadnick, Superintendent, Colony Farm Prison Branch
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1976No. 76-1071PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
In a prisoner suit, the District Court granted certain injunctive relief, hereinafter described. We reverse.
Facts
This case began when Melvin Wilson, a Georgia state prisoner, wrote a letter to the United States District Judge, complaining that Robert Zarhadnick, the superintendent of the prison farm at which Wilson was confined, refused to let him have “my legal materials”. The letter requested an injunction prohibiting Zarhadnick (a) from transferring plaintiff Wilson from the jurisdiction of the court; (b) from interfering with Wilson’s right of access to the courts…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jones v. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Nationwide Amusements, Inc. v. George L. Nattin, MayorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Puerto Rican Farm Workers Ex Rel. Felipe Pagan Vidal v. K. D. EatmonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- T. M. T. Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. Union De Tronquistas De Puerto Rico, Local 901Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- American Federation of Government Employees v. ColburnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ronald Newsom Hasan Sharif Eddie J. McMillan and Donald Wolverton v. Steve Norris, Commissioner Michael Dutton, Warden and David HindmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Hawaii Ex Rel. Louie v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- In Re Northern District of California "Dalkon Shield" IUD Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1981
- Straub v. MongeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Clarence Wayne Walker, Bobby Joe Weatherton and Larry Darnell Manning v. O. H. Haynes, Jr., Sheriff, Webster Parish, LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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