William Clyde Wright v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, Washington

Appellant sought leave to file a complaint in forma pauperis purporting to allege a cause of action under the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1986), and naming as defendants the Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court, the Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General of the State, and the Superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary. The complaint alleged that the Supreme Court of Washington denied appellant’s request for the appointment of counsel to present his petition for habeas corpus, although permitting counsel for respondent to appear and…