Case Name: Pat TERRELL et al., Petitioners-Appellants, v. Louis M. SOWERS, Director, Louisiana Department of Corrections, Respondents-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1972-08-03
Citations: 465 F.2d 886
Docket Number: No. 72-1590
Parties: Pat TERRELL et al., Petitioners-Appellants, v. Louis M. SOWERS, Director, Louisiana Department of Corrections, Respondents-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 465
Pages: 886–886

Head Matter:
Pat TERRELL et al., Petitioners-Appellants, v. Louis M. SOWERS, Director, Louisiana Department of Corrections, Respondents-Appellees.
No. 72-1590
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 3, 1972.
Elizabeth H. Z. Halstead, John B. Reed, New Orleans, La., for petitioners-appellants.
Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., Stacey Moak, Asst. Atty. Gen., William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for respondents-appellees.
Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5th Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5th Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This is an appeal from the district court's refusal to enter a preliminary injunction restraining the defendants from confining one of" the plaintiffs in the maximum security area as a disciplinary measure. The main complaint was filed by inmates of Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women charging unconstitutional conditions in the prison.
A motion for a preliminary injunction is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court. The trial judge conducted a full hearing, observed the witnesses and concluded that the facts adduced did not warrant granting the motion. Appellees' brief states that appellant is not, nor has she been threatened to be placed in maximum security at the present time. We find no abuse of discretion in the denial of temporary relief. Any claim of unconstitutional conditions at the prison can be presented at the trial on the merits of the pending suit.
Affirmed.