Legal Opinion
In re Ortega
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 12, 1957No. 57 C 1433PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JULIUS J. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
Joseph Ortega has filed his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, on leave of court, in forma pauperis. His motions for the appointment of counsel and for a “hearing forthwith” on his application are denied. It is clear from the relator’s petition, which consists of forty-two typewritten pages, as well as from other legal documents filed in his behalf that he has had the benefit of very resourceful counsel retained by him. Since his case has been previously considered by Judge John P. Barnes of this court (56 C 1880), in which cause the petition was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Achtien v. DowdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
- Ex Parte Elmer DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States of America Ex Rel. Harrison Stewart v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet Branch at Joliet, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- United States of America, Ex Rel. William A. Sproch v. Joseph Ragen, Warden, Illinois State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Beaver v. HambyDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1983
- Harvey v. State of South CarolinaDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1970
- Horne v. WilsonDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1969
- Lawson v. NeilDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1969
- United States ex rel. Ortega v. La BuyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
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