Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Elrod
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 5, 1986No. 86 C 4779PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Alvaro Garcia (“Garcia”) has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Section 2254”) petition against Cook County Sheriff Richard Elrod (“Sheriff”), seeking a writ of habeas corpus because of Garcia’s allegedly unconstitutional pretrial detention on state drug charges. Sheriff has filed an answer (the “Answer”) and, after this Court’s July 22 oral bench ruling had found the Answer *923legally insufficient, an amended answer (the “Amended Answer”) to Garcia’s petition. For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order, Garcia’s petition for a writ is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Austin Troy Simon v. Albert Woodson, Sheriff of Lamar County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States ex rel. Fitzgerald v. JordanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- People v. SaundersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- United States v. DiVarcoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
3Cited by3 opinions
- United States of America, Ex Rel., Alvaro Garcia v. James F. O'grady, Sheriff of Cook CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- United States of America, Ex Rel., Alvaro Garcia v. James F. O'grady, Sheriff of Cook CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- United States of America, Ex Rel., Alvaro Garcia v. James F. O'grady, Sheriff of Cook CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987