Legal Opinion
Crawford v. Lydick
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided December 2, 1959No. Civ. A. 3648PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STARR, Chief Judge.
On May 27, 1959, the plaintiff Robert William Crawford, an inmate of the State prison of southern Michigan, began this civil action against the defendants for damages in the amount of $175,500, and he also asks for an unconditional release from prison. Plaintiff bases Federal-court jurisdiction on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1332, and 1343, and bases his right to damages on 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986.
It appears that in April, 1957, upon complaint signed by defendant Stewart of the Kalamazoo, Michigan, police department, a warrant was issued by defendant Olmsted, judge of…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Ker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Picking v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Mohammad Sami v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Pugliano v. StaziakDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1964
- Robert William Crawford v. Lt. Woodrow W. Zeitler and the Toledo, Ohio, Police Dept.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- William John Wirth v. R. R. Surles, Officer, State Highway PatrolCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Robert William Crawford v. William H. Bannan, Warden, State Prison of Southern MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
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