490 F2d 1270 Ellingburg v. King  490 F.2d 1270  James G.
ELLINGBURG et al., Appellant, Johnny KING and Kenneth Taylor,
Appellees.  No. 73-1838.  United States Court of Appeals, Eighth
Circuit.  Submitted Jan. 18, 1974. Decided Jan. 22, 1974.  James
G. Ellingburg, filed hand written brief pro se.  Jim Guy Tucker,
Atty. Gen., and Alston Jennings, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Little
Rock, Ark., for appellees.     This is an appeal from the
district court's dismissal of appellants' class action complaint
brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983, for failure to state a claim.
Appellants, inmates of the Arkansas Department of Correction,
basically complain of the actions of a prison employee, Utility
Sergeant Kenneth Taylor, who they feel acts unfairly toward
them. Specifically, they allege:   1. That Sergeant Taylor
threatened them with job demotions unless they became informers.
2. That inmate Ellingburg was deprived of needed medical care.
3. That inmate Ellingburg was intimidated by prison officials
because the officials dis