Legal Opinion

James G. Ellingburg v. L. M. Connett, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution Records Office Officials

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 20, 1972No. 71-2729PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Per curiam

James G. Ellingburg, petitioner-appellant, is imprisoned in the federal penitentiary at Texarkana, Texas, in the Eastern District of Texas. He has filed several civil actions and petitions for mandamus in the Northern District of Texas, alleging that he cannot get a fair hearing in the Eastern District of Texas. The civil action now before this Court asks for relief from various actions of prison officials including: 1) refusal to remove state detainers; 2) opening of Ellingburg’s mail; 3) denial of minimum custody, because of legal assistance furnished by Ellingburg to other prisoners; 4)…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Meyer Harris Cohen, AKA Michael 'Mickey' Cohen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  2. King v. Wall & Beaver Street CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
  3. Smith v. MurchisonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
  4. Neuberger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
  5. United States v. StablerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. William Rodger Starnes v. Honorable Matthew F. McGuire Arthur Everett Small, Jr. v. Honorable George L. Hart, JrCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  2. Lamont v. HaigCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  3. Meir Kahane, Plaintiff-Petitioner-Appellee v. Norman Carlson, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Defendants-Respondents-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  4. Lamont v. HaigCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  5. Auckland Holmes v. United States Board of Parole and United States Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976

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