Legal Opinion
James G. McCloskey v. State of Maryland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1964No. 9100PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
McCloskey, held as a defective delinquent 1 in Maryland’s Patuxent Institution, seeks a court order requiring officials of the Institution to permit him to engage in an extensive correspondence, one broader than any possible judicially enforceable right he may have. He does not question, in this proceeding, the legality of his detention. Under the circumstances, we conclude that dismissal of the petition without a hearing was warranted.
McCloskey declares in his petition that he is anti-Semitic, and he alleges that he is held in punitive segregation at Patuxent…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Theodore X. A. Sewell v. Paul F. Pegelow, Etc., Joseph X. Watson v. Paul F. Pegelow, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
- Joseph Ortega v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Roberts v. PegelowCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Williams v. SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
- Childs v. PegelowCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by89 opinions
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Procunier v. NavaretteSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Thomas Crowder v. Russell E. LashCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Avant v. CliffordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
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