Legal Opinion
In re Ross
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided December 16, 1942No. Civ. No. 1428PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES ALGER FEE, District Judge.
This petition for a writ of habeas corpus is in the form of a letter to the judges1 of this court.
From the petition and the answer of George M. Melvin, Manager, and W. E. Futrelle, Chief Medical Officer of the United States Veterans’ Hospital at Rose-burg, Oregon, it appears that petitioner is confined in the institution pursuant to commitment to the care of the United States Veterans’ Administration, issued after consideration by a judge of the Superior Court of Arizona, pursuant to a statute of that jurisdiction2 upon the ground of his insanity. Pursuant to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Walker v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- King v. McLean Asylum of the Massachusetts General HospitalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1894
- Ex Parte RosierCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Chow Loy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1901
- Hall v. VerdelDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1941
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States ex rel. Antczak v. Superintendent, Downey Veterans Administration HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Ex parte KelleyDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1943
- United States v. Superintendent, Downey Veterans Administration Hospital, North Chicago, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965