Legal Opinion
Wilbert Eugene Proffitt v. Dr. P. J. Ciccone
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1974No. 74-1161, 74-1249PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
This is one of three cases decided this date involving the use of the writ of habeas corpus by a federal prisoner challenging conditions of his confinement. The petitioner seeks a remand to the district court because of the unauthorized procedures followed by that court in referring his petitions to a magistrate for an evidentiary hearing and subsequently adopting the magistrate’s findings as its own. See Wingo v. Wedding, 418 U.S. 461, 94 S.Ct. 2842, 41 L.Ed.2d 879 (1974). For the reasons set forth in Willis v. Ciccone, 506 F.2d 1011, also filed this date, we find no…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cooper v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wingo v. WeddingSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Leslie D. Willis v. Dr. P. J. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Bennie W. Brooks v. Louie L. Wainwright, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by26 opinions
- James E. Sweet v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, Director William D. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Rogers v. ScurrCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Leslie D. Willis v. Dr. P. J. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Felix E. Capoeman v. Amos ReedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Jerry Teterud v. Kevin J. Burns, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of the Department of Social Services for the State of IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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