Thomas v. Greer

The plaintiff, Melvin Thomas, was released from Federal prison on January 30, 1987, and subsequently incarcerated at the Menard Correctional Center because the Department of Corrections (Department) claimed that he did not complete two of his State sentences while in Federal prison. Plaintiff filed a petition for habeas corpus relief in the circuit court of Peoria County alleging that he had served these two sentences in Federal prison. The court granted his petition and released him from State custody. The defendant, Jim Greer, warden of the Menard Correctional Center, appealed and with one…