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SULLIVAN v. FORD

No. 79-2332 Summary Calendar.

609 F.2d 197 (1980)

Wilbur E. SULLIVAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sgt. FORD, Classification Officer, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 4, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilbur E. Sullivan, pro se.

Lucy H. Harris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before CHARLES CLARK, VANCE and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Wilbur E. Sullivan, a Florida state prisoner, brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit complaining of the confiscation of $2,197.40 found by prison officials among his belongings. The district court granted summary judgment for defendants. We affirm.

The law of Florida specifically provides

(3) Any contraband found upon, or in the possession of, any patient or inmate in any [state] institution under the jurisdiction of any [state] division...

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