Legal Opinion
Ruffin v. Ciccone
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided June 22, 1967No. Civ. A. No. 16471-3PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND DISMISSING PETITION WITHOUT PREJUDICE
BECKER, Chief Judge.
The petitioner, a convict confined at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri, has filed a petition for habeas corpus and for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted.
Petitioner states that he was sentenced by the United States District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois, for an “unknown” term upon a plea of guilty to an “un*697known” charge; that petitioner appealed to the United States Court…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Joseph Orby Smith, Jr. v. Dr. R. O. Settle, Warden, AppelleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- William Cagle, Jr. v. Dr. Pasquale J. Ciccone, Director, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
3Cited by2 opinions
- Howington v. CicconeDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1968
- Downs v. CicconeDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1969