Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Secretary of State of Wis.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 14, 1978No. 78-C-708PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
The plaintiff has filed a notice of appeal of my decision and order of November 14, 1978, granting the plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissing his action. In that decision, I construed the plaintiff’s action as both a petition for a writ of habeas corpus as well as a suit for damages.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 and Rule 22(b), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, in order for the plaintiff, a state prisoner, to proceed with an appeal of my order dismissing his habeas petition, this court must issue a certificate of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Ellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Gary D. Gardner v. Edwin Pogue, Warden, Nevada State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
3Cited by4 opinions
- Handley v. Union Carbide Corp.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1985
- Ferguson v. McCaughtryDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1992
- Beller v. ClausenDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1980
- Rogers v. WisconsinDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1993