Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Charles Pitts v. Captain L. T. Griffin and Sgt. Jerry Carter, Correctional Officers, Cummins Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction

518 F.2d 72

Type
Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1975-05-16
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • complaint against prison authorities for confiscation of multifrequency radio pursuant to prison regulations limiting radio use to AM frequency

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Charles Pitts v. Captain L. T. Griffin and Sgt. Jerry Carter, Correctional Officers, Cummins Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Cited by
10 opinions
PITTS v. GRIFFIN,518 F.2d 72(8th Cir. 1975)
CHARLES PITTS, APPELLANT, v. CAPTAIN L. T. GRIFFIN AND SGT. JERRY CARTER,
CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, CUMMINS UNIT, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION,
APPELLEES.
No. 75-1115.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
May 16, 1975.
Page 73
Charles Pitts, pro se.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., and Jack T. Lassiter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
[1] Charles Pitts, an inmate at the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, brought suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking injunctive and compensatory relief for alleged violations of his civil rights under42 U.S.C. § 1983. The gravamen of the complaint involved the confiscation of the appellant's multi-frequency radio by prison authorities pursuant to a prison regulation limiting radio use to the AM frequency. The District Court dismissed the complaint as frivolous pursuant to28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). We affirm.SeeRhodes v. Sigler,448 F.2d 1237,1238(8th Cir. 1971); Howard v. Swenson,426 F.2d 277(8th Cir.), cert. denied,400 U.S. 948,91 S.Ct. 255,27 L.Ed.2d 254(1970).Page 75