District Court, N.D. Texas August 20, 1992, Civ. A. No. 3-90-CV-0548-H (Holdridge v. Thornburgh)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SANDERS, Chief Judge.

Before the Court are Plaintiff-Appellant Sherman Holdridge’s Appeal Brief, filed May 1, 1992, the appeal brief of Defendant-Appellee, the Attorney General, dated July 2, 1992, and Holdridge’s Reply Brief, filed July 30, 1992.

I. BACKGROUND

This is an appeal from a non-jury trial before a United States Magistrate Judge. Proceeding pursuant to 28 U.