Legal Opinion
Hoffa v. Saxbe
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 19, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-424PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
This is a suit by plaintiff, 1 James R. Hoffa, to set aside as invalid the condition or' restriction attached to the commutation of sentence granted on December 23, 1971, by the President. As a result of this commutation, plaintiff’s sentence was reduced to 6V2 years and he was released from prison on December 23, 1971. The matter came before us on plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and defendant’s motions to dismiss or alternatively for summary judgment.
1. The Facts
On March 7, 1967, plaintiff entered the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg,…
2Cases cited71 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by26 opinions
- John A. Spinkellink, 1 v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Giuseppe Marino v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- James P. Hoffa v. Frank E. Fitzsimmons and Ray Schoessling, James P. Hoffa v. Frank E. Fitzsimmons Josephine Hoffa v. Frank E. FitzsimmonsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Local No. 1 (aca), Broadcast Employees of The International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- George Jerome Pfeifer v. United States Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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