Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Norris v. Norman
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 12, 1969No. 69 C 91PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PARSONS, District Judge.
Vernon Leon Norris, claiming indigency and appearing pro se, filed his petition in this Court for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus ordering the appropriate United States Navy authorities to release him from their custody. In due course, respondents, by the United States Attorney, filed a return. The issue is whether petitioner is a member of the United States Navy. The return to the petition questioned neither the sufficiency of the petition nor the jurisdiction of the Court.
On February 20, 1969, after a review of some undisputed documents and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Tarble's CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- United States v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Carl Andrew De Coster v. P. J. Madigan, Acting WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- United States v. KingUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1959
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- Adkins v. United States NavyDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1981
- Jackson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1977
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