Legal Opinion
Houston v. Humboldt County
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided April 15, 1983No. Civ. R-81-297 BRTPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION
BRUCE R. THOMPSON, District Judge.
This action arises out of the detention of plaintiff, Ramon Mendez Houston, a citizen of the Republic of Mexico. Houston was allegedly committed to the sheriffs custody as a material witness pursuant to N.R.S. 178.494 to an offense of first degree murder and was held in custody by officials of Humboldt County, Nevada for over a year and until his release on a writ of habeas corpus issued by the United States District Court. The Amended Complaint alleges that plaintiff was arrested on July 4, 1980, and was not taken before a committing…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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