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FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI :ij 93 1995 EASTERN DIVISION vy 3. vacintul Loval SYLVESTER JONES, é. BST MS Plaintiff, Case No. 4:94-CV-0739 ) ) ) ) Vv. ) WILLIAM H. REHNQUIST, et al., Defendants. ORDER Plaintiff Sylvester Jones brought this action alleging numerous violations of his civil rights. Plaintiff is a federal parolee residing in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1976, plaintiff was convicted under a fourteen count indictment for conspiring to distribute heroin, use of a communications facility in furtherance of the distribution of heroin, and possession of heroin with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) (1), 843(b) and 846. Plaintiff was sentenced by Judge James H. Meredith to thirty- five (35) years imprisonment and. fined. $24,000.00. Plaintiff's conviction was affirmed on appeal, United States v.- Sylvester Jones, 545 F.2d 1112 (8th Cir. 1976). and certiorari was denied. 429 U.S. 1075 (1977). Subsequent to his appeal, plaintiff filed numerous motions for post-conviction relief and additional civil suits relating to his conviction and fine collection. Ultimately, plaintiff’s litigious behavior prompted the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to enter an Order finding that Jones had abused the judicidl process and limiting Jones’ right to file complaints in EXHIBIT // *