Legal Opinion
Robert Draper v. B. J. Rhay, as Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1963No. 18242PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
This “appeal” presents more than the usual number of complications present when a layman attempts to appeal and act as his own attorney.
Appellant filed a complaint on December 15, 1961, alleging that appellee Rhay had deprived him, Robert Draper, a state prisoner serving two consecutive terms for robbery, of his civil rights, “by forcing petitioner to work,” causing “slavery and peonage.” $250,000 in American money is demanded, apparently as damages.
The day previously, the same plaintiff in another matter (No. 1656) had filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, which…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Mark O. Hatfield, Governor of the State of Oregon v. Paul R. BailleauxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Lindsey v. LeavyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1945
- Henry Hughes v. Robert A. Heinze, Warden, Folsom State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by64 opinions
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