1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 274 F.Supp.
  5. 274 F.Supp. 42 (1967)
 

UNITED STATES v. TAYLOR

Civ. A. No. 43055.

274 F.Supp. 42 (1967)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Charles OAKES v. Kenneth TAYLOR et al.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

September 29, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Dildine, Asst. Voluntary Defender, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Welsh S. White, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.

OPINION

JOHN W. LORD, Jr., District Judge.

Plaintiff is an inmate at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. He is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah and is a member of the Mormon faith. His request to receive the Deseret News, a Salt Lake City newspaper, published by the Mormon Church has been rejected by the prison authorities under a prisoner mail regulation which states in part: "You may not subscribe to or receive any out of state newspapers."

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases