Legal Opinion
Roland E. Matthews, Jr. v. Kenneth L. Hardy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 30, 1970No. 22315_1PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
In October 1965 appellant began serving a sentence of four to 14 years for manslaughter. He was incarcerated at the Lorton Reformatory until March 1967 when, pursuant to 24 D.C.Code § 302 (1967), he was certified by a psychiatrist as mentally ill and transferred to St. Elizabeths Hospital. In June 1967 appellant filed a pro se complaint challenging his transfer to St. Elizabeths and his treatment at Lorton.1 He was returned to Lorton in August 1967. In May 1968 the instant amended complaint was filed in the United States District Court here. This complaint…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Scales v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In Re John Ballay, A/K/A Figeret Hoxha, PatientCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Frendak v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Leonard Campbell v. Anderson McGruder Superintendent, Detention Services, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Kenneth Souder v. Michael McGuire Superintendent, Farview State Hospital, Waymart, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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