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United States ex rel. Bryant v. Houston

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 18, 1921No. 260PublishedCited by 38 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Petition of Mildred Bryant, on behalf of Harry Harris, against D. F. Plouston, Secretary of the Treasury, and others, for writ of habeas corpus. Writ dented, and petitioner appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

MAYER, District Judge.

[1] 1. This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York, dismissing a writ of habeas corpus. The writ was allowed on the application of “your petitioner, Mildred Bryant (a friend of Harry Harris), of Woodhaven, Long Island.” The petitioner fails to disclose anywhere in her petition who she is, or what relationship, if any, she bears to Harry Harris, or whether Harry Harris for any reason was unable to sign and verify the petition, or whether the father of Harris, who according to the petition resides at No. 2128 North…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gusman v. MarreroSupreme Court of the United States · 1901

3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Leona Weber, in Behalf of John R. Zimmerman and Billie Zimmerman, Petitioner v. Rudy Garza, U. S. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. United States Ex Rel. Lois Sero v. Peter PreiserCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  4. In Re HarrellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Padilla v. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003

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