Legal Opinion
In re Ryan
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 24, 1942No. 993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARD, District Judge.
This matter arose on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to secure the release of William Ryan from confinement in the Institute of Mental Hygiene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After hearing, I decided that since the detention of Ryan was purportedly made pursuant to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Mental Health Act of 1923, 50 P.S. §§ 1-213, and since that Act provided complete and adequate redress to persons alleged to be wrongfully detained thereunder, there were no such exceptional circumstances present as to warrant the exercise of the jurisdiction of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kurtz v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Horn v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- In Re RyanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1942
3Cited by3 opinions
- Ben A. Johnson v. Victor G. Walker, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana and the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Edwards v. SchmidtDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1971
- Pappas v. BuchkoeDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1957