Legal Opinion
Payton v. Thomas
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 6, 1980No. 79 Civ. 4921PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Petitioner, while confined to the Federal Correctional Institution at Tallahassee, Florida, instituted in the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division, a habeas corpus proceeding in December 1978 (“December 1978 petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C., section 2241, seeking his release. The application was based upon actions taken or omitted by the United States Parole Commission in connection with his initial parole hearing. His confinement was pursuant to a judgment of conviction entered upon his plea of guilty to a charge of attempted bank robbery,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. AddonizioSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Dorszynski v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Lyman T. Shepard v. Larry Taylor, Warden, Metropolitan Correctional Center, and Maurice Sigler, Chairman, United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Harold Martin Brest v. Dr. P. J. Ciccone, Director, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Spring-Field, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Frank Grasso, Appellee-Petitioner v. John J. Norton, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut, Appellants-RespondentsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Richard S. Berry v. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- United States Ex Rel. Carrasquillo v. ThomasDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Baker v. McCallDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- LoFranco v. United States Parole CommissionDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- Wilden v. FieldsDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1981
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