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PENN v. OLIVER

Civ. A. No. 564-72-R.

351 F.Supp. 1292 (1972)

Thomas L. PENN v. R. M. OLIVER, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary.

United States District Court, E. D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

December 26, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Penn, pro se.

William A. Carter, III, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Virginia, Richmond, Va., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

Thomas Lee Penn, the plaintiff, is an inmate at the Virginia State Farm and brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging the constitutionality of the conditions of his imprisonment. Jurisdiction is attained by virtue of 28 U.S.C. § 1343. The defendant has moved for summary judgment, plaintiff has responded, and the matter is now ready for disposition.

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