Case Name: Richard JIMENEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, et al., Respondents-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1972-10-18
Citations: 468 F.2d 616
Docket Number: No. 72-1827
Parties: Richard JIMENEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, et al., Respondents-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 468
Pages: 616–616

Head Matter:
Richard JIMENEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, et al., Respondents-Appellees.
No. 72-1827.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 18, 1972.
Frances T. Freeman Cruz, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.
Crawford Martin, Atty. Gen. of Texas, Roland Daniel Green, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondentsappellees.
Before GEWIN, THORNBERRY and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The appellant Richard Jimenez, a state prisoner, filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that prison officials subjected him to mistreatment and cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. The complaint was dismissed by the district court without an evidentiary hearing. The judgment of the district court is vacated and the case is remanded for an evidentiary hearing. Jimenez v. Beto, 405 U.S. 910, 92 S.Ct. 989, 30 L.Ed.2d 781 (1972); Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 92 S.Ct. 594, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972).
Vacated and remanded with directions.