Legal Opinion
Washington v. Official Court Stenographer
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 30, 1966No. Civ. A. 39300PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action. On November 24, 1965, plaintiff was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. He alleges a deprivation of his constitutional rights, specifically the right to the equal protection of the laws. He asserts in his complaint that an official court stenographer has refused to comply with two long-outstanding state court orders directing the stenographer to furnish him with the notes of testimony taken at the trial which resulted in his imprisonment. He needs the notes, it is alleged, in order to prepare a petition for habeas…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Draper v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Smith v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Milton McCray v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Sostre v. RockefellerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Sexton v. GibbsDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1970
- International Prisoners' Union v. RizzoDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Rheuark v. ShawDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1979
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