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United States ex rel. Farmer v. Skeen

District Court, N.D. West Virginia

Decided October 15, 1952No. Civ. A. Nos. 561, 608PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATKINS, District Judge.

These two actions have been filed in this court by A. B. Farmer who is now serving a sentence of 25 years in the West Virginia Penitentiary. Although he has not shown ground therefor, the court has appointed four experienced and able lawyers to represent him. The lawyers appointed are Carl Bachmann, C. Lee Spillers, Lester Hess and Wayne Brooks, and these lawyers have gone to the state penitentiary and conferred with him.

The complaint against A. R. Thompson and others is unintelligible and must be dismissed -because it fails to state a cause of action.

The action…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gryger v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Sanderlin v. SmythCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
  3. Ex Parte FarmerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1941

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. A. B. Farmer v. Orel J. Skeen, Warden of the West Virginia State Penitentiary, Moundsville, West VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
  2. Farley v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1952
  3. Milam v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1953
  4. Farmer v. SkeenDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1954
  5. United States ex rel. Bruner v. AdamsDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1959

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