Legal Opinion
Weiss v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 29, 1951PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, District Judge.
Hugo Weiss seeks damages against the United States under authority of 28 U.S.C.A. § 1495, which is as follows:
"Damages for unjust conviction and imprisonment; claim against United States.
“The Court of Claims shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim for damages by any person unjustly convicted of an offense against the United States and imprisoned.”
To this end, he has filed his petition in this Court, alleging that he has been unjustly convicted and imprisoned, and praying for a certificate of innocence under the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2513,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Keegan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. KeeganDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1947
- Keegan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. KeeganCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- McLean v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. South Carolina · 1947
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Rigsbee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
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