Legal Opinion
Leahy v. Estelle
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided February 1, 1974No. Civ. A. CA-3-7571-DPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT M. HILL, District Judge.
The Motion to Dismiss filed by the Defendants came on for hearing before the court, Honorable Robert M. Hill, United States District Judge. The court has considered the motion and is of the opinion that the motion should be sustained and this case dismissed.
The plaintiff, Francis Xavier Leahy, at the time this suit was originally filed, was a prisoner of the State of Texas in the custody of Clarence Jones, Sheriff of Dallas County, pursuant to a conviction for felony robbery. On September 20, 1973, while the plaintiff’s conviction was…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Douglas Stiltner v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Miller v. OverholserCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Robert Draper v. B. J. Rhay, as Superintendent of Washington State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Padie v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- United States ex rel. Gereau v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Ex Parte NorvellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Swansey v. ElrodDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975
- D Leahy v. EstelleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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