Legal Opinion
York v. Ward
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 3, 1982No. 82 Civ. 1188PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GLASSER, District Judge.
A petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 was filed on April 30, 1982, on behalf of James Dixon York and Abdul Majid (f/k/a Anthony L. LaBorde). The petitioners also submitted for the Court’s signature an order to show cause that would direct the respondent, Benjamin Ward, Commissioner of Correction of the City of New York, to show cause why the writ of habeas corpus should not be issued.
The petition alleges that the petitioners are in the custody of the respondent as pre-trial detainees awaiting trial for murder and…
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- James E. Drury v. William Coy Cox, Sheriff of Pima CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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