Legal Opinion
Carl Andrew De Coster v. P. J. Madigan, Acting Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 27, 1955No. 11312PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, denying the petition of Carl DeCoster (hereinafter called plaintiff) for a writ of habeas corpus to be directed against P. J. Madigan, Acting Warden of the United States Penitentiary at Terre Haute, Indiana. D. M. Byington (hereinafter called defendant) has now succeeded P. J. Madigan as Acting Warden and has been substituted for him as a party defendant.
Plaintiff was a soldier in the regular army, serving with the Second Infantry Division in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- In Re GrimleySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Carter v. McClaughrySupreme Court of the United States · 1902
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- Hiatt v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Leon B. Rushing v. Frederick T. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- United States Ex Rel. Norris v. NormanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1969
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