United States of America Ex Rel. Robert Lee Holleman v. Jack Duckworth, Warden, and Attorney General of Illinois, Respondents

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

On September 15, 1982, Robert Lee Holleman petitioned the United States Dis trict Court for the Northern District of Illinois for a writ of habeas corpus. Holleman claimed that the State of Illinois had violated his right to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment and the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, Ill. Rev.Stat. ch. 38, § 1003-8-9 (1983) (the “IAD”). The district court denied respondents’ motion for summary judgment and granted summary judgment for petitioner, holding that Illinois failed to satisfy Article IV(c) of the IAD. United…