Legal Opinion
Whiting v. Seyfrit
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 5, 1953No. 10792_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, appearing pro se, brought this action under the federal Civil Rights Act, 8 U.S.C.A. §§ 43, 47, against defendant Seyfrit as Director of Public Safety of the State of Illinois, and defendants Reischl and Long as Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent, respectively, Division of Supervision of Parolees of the State of Illinois, seeking damages in the sum of $30,000.
Plaintiff alleges that after serving 4 years and $ months of a one to 10 year sentence imposed upon him by a judge of a circuit court in Illinois, he was released on parole in April, 1944; that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kelly v. DowdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1944
- Davis v. DowdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
- United States Ex Rel. Meiner v. Ragen, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
- United States ex rel. Jackson v. RagenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945
3Cited by5 opinions
- Paul v. Byrne, Jr. v. John Kysar, Alfred L. Fein, Stanley J. Imbiorski, Francis E. Schlax and Charles I. BarishCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Mattheis v. HoytDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1955
- Copley v. SweetDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1955
- United States of America Ex Rel. George Atterbury v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden, Illinois PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- United States of America Ex Rel. George Atterbury v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden, Illinois PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956