WILLIAMS v. FIELD

No. 21492.

394 F.2d 329 (1968)

Elmo WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. H. V. FIELD et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elmo Williams, in pro. per.

Thomas C. Lynch, Atty. Gen., William E. James, Asst. Atty. Gen., Brian Amer, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before HAMLEY and ELY, Circuit Judges, and POWELL, District Judge.


ELY, Circuit Judge:

The appellant is a California state prisoner. Invoking the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 et seq., and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343(3), he instituted suit against a number of state officials of the institution in which he is confined. He made numerous charges, some of which, even if true, would not support his action. He did, however, generally allege that the defendants had conspired to, and did, confiscate and destroy certain of...

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