United States ex rel. Thomas v. Johnson

OPINION AND ORDER

BODY, District Judge.

Before the Court is the request of Hezekiah Thomas for a writ of habeas corpus.

This request is a variation of relator’s Civil Rights action recently dismissed by this Court, United States ex rel. Thomas v. Specter, Civil Action No. 69-2279 (E.D.Pa., April 16, 1971). In that action, relator noted that he was under state indictment and requested this Court to bar the defendant Specter from continuing with that prosecution. This habeas petition challenges the same prosecution and requests this Court to grant relator his release.

Relator’s present…