Wragg v. Griffin

The petitioner alleges that he is illegally restrained of his liberty by the respondent, sheriff of Polk County, Iowa, and the custodian of the county jail; that such restraint has been so imposed pursuant to an order made by the mayor of the city of Des Moines, who is ex-officio chairman of the local board of health, and by Dr. Witte, acting as health officer of the United States, directing that petitioner be arrested and compelled to submit to compulsory physical examination, in which examination blood shall be extracted from the veins of the petitioner for submission to the state…