Legal Opinion

Ex parte Gilroy

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided February 28, 1919PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Application by Thomas F. Gilroy, Jr., for writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Walter Alexander.

1Opinion of the Court

MAYER, District Judge.

This is a writ of habeas corpus, to inquire into the cause of the detention of Walter Alexander (hereinafter called relator, or Alexander), granted upon the petition of Thomas F Gilroy, Jr., as a friend of Alexander. The return statqs that Alexander is’ *111held in custody as a German alien enemy, pursuant to the presidential warrant duly issued under section, 4067 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (Comp. St. § 7615) and the rules and regulations duly promulgated thereunder. A traverse was filed, verified by Alexander, in which he denies that he is an alien enemy…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. Ju ToySupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  2. Chin Yow v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. Lessee of Levy v. McCarteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  4. Angelus v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
  5. United States v. FriesSupreme Court of the United States · 1799

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Johnson v. EisentragerSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Ludecke v. WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Citizens Protective League v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
  4. United States Ex Rel. Schwarzkopf v. UhlCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
  5. United States Ex Rel. Schlueter v. WatkinsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1946

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