Legal Opinion
Harris v. Department of Corrections
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided January 21, 1977No. CIV-77-0069-DPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DAUGHERTY, Chief Judge.
The court has examined the “Motion for Review and/or Application for Writ of Mandamus Pursuant to Title 28, 1651(A)”, together with Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and required affidavit. From the court’s examination it appears that the petitioner is attempting to appeal to this court from an Order of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals dated January 4, 1977, denying to him a Writ of Mandamus. However, the federal district courts do not sit to review on appeal action taken judicially in state proceedings. Chicago R.I. & P.R. Co. v. Stude, 346 U.S.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. StudeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Hill v. McClellanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Jimmy C. Johnson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Harry Robert Handley v. Ray H. Page, Warden, Oklahoma State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- Delphos B. Burns v. Sherman H. Crouse, Warden, Kansas State Penitentiary, Lansing, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by5 opinions
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