Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided August 5, 2003No. 03-21300-CIVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING CHRISTOPHER SCOTT HUGHES AND THOMAS PORTER CLOYD’S PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 2254
SEITZ, District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus of Petitioners Christopher Scott Hughes (“Hughes”) and Thomas Porter Cloyd (“Cloyd”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Hughes and Cloyd, both former pilots for America West Airlines, seek to enjoin the State of Florida from criminally prosecuting them for operating a commercial aircraft while under the influence of alcohol. Hughes and Cloyd contend that federal law…
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- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Christopher Scott Hughes v. Eleventh JudicialCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Hughes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
- Cloyd v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006