Murdock v. Pollock
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Original petition by Theodore Murdook for a writ of mandamus, directed to John C. Pollock, Judge of the District Court of the United States 'for the District of Kansas. On hearing upon rule to show cause why a writ of ‘mandamus should not issue as prayed. Rule discharged, and petition dismissed.
1Per curiam
Petitioner, a prisoner in the United States penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan., under a sentence pronounced in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois, fded in the District Court of the United States for the District of Kan-, sas an application for a writ of habeas corpus. He complains that the respondent, as judge of that court, has refused and neglected to take cognizance of this application, and accordingly prays that a writ of mandamus issue out of this court for his relief.
It appears from the petition filed herein, as well as from the return of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex Parte RoyallSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Ex Parte YarbroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Erickson v. HodgesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1910
- In re JordanDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1892
- In re LewisUnited States Circuit Court for the Northern District of Florida · 1902
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