Case Name: John FULFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank KLEIN, etc., et al., etc., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1977-04-08
Citations: 550 F.2d 342
Docket Number: No. 74-2723
Parties: John FULFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank KLEIN, etc., et al., etc., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 550
Pages: 342–344

Head Matter:
John FULFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank KLEIN, etc., et al., etc., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 74-2723.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 8, 1977.
John Fulford, pro se.
John Baus, New Orleans, La., Richard M. Lannen, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., New Orleans, La., John S. Baker, Jr., Louise Korns, Joseph B. Tosterud, Jr., William L. Brockman, Asst. Dist. Attys., New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.
Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and TUT-TLE, GEWIN, COLEMAN, GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH, GODBOLD, DYER, MORGAN, CLARK, RONEY, GEE, TJOFLAT and HILL, Circuit Judges.
Circuit Judges WISDOM and THORNBERRY did not participate in this decision.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This case was decided by a divided panel of this Court, the opinion being reported at 529 F.2d 377 (5th Cir. 1976). Petition for rehearing en banc was granted. Fulford v. Klein, 529 F.2d 384 (5th Cir. 1976). After additional briefing and oral argument, the en banc court has decided to adhere to the majority opinion of the panel, so that opinion now states the position of the en banc court on this case.
Accordingly, the en banc court affirms the district court's holding that the civil rights action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, if any, is not properly before the Court at this time because it involves an issue which goes to the constitutionality of petitioner's presently valid conviction, but vacates the order that the case be dismissed, and remands for reconsideration in light of the statute of limitations problem.
VACATED AND REMANDED.