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UNITED STATES v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

Misc. No. 2647.

247 F.Supp. 365 (1965)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Isaiah JOHNSON v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, David N. Myers, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Graterford, Pennsylvania.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

January 22, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isaiah Johnson, in pro. per.

No appearance for respondent.

VAN DUSEN, District Judge.

Petitioner in this case has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. He is a prisoner at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Graterford. He alleges that respondent Myers, Warden of that institution, has impeded practice of his religion by denying the following (Document 1):

"1. A RELIGIOUS ADVISER OF THE TEMPLE OF ISLAM, AS TAUGHT BY THE MOST HONORABLE ELIJAH MUHAMMAD...

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