Robinson v. Swope

HARRIS, District Judge.

Thomas Henry Robinson, Jr. filed with Chief Judge William Denman, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, his Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, leave to proceed in forma pauperis and for appointment of counsel; in addition, he filed an affidavit claiming bias and prejudice on the part of a United States District Judge.

Chief Judge Denman, in turn, has referred the matter to this Court for determination pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241(b). Robinson’s reasons for not filing his petition in the first instance before the United States District Court are hot…