Legal Opinion
Dingler v. Roberts
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 28, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2018-0527Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOSEPH DINGLER, Petitioner, v. Civil Action No. 18-527 (RDM) JOHN G. ROBERTS, Chief Justice of the United States, et al., Respondents. MEMORANDUM ORDER Joseph Dingler, proceeding pro se, has filed a “Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum.” See Dkt. 1. A writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum is “the common law writ for the production of witnesses who are confined in jail and who are thus beyond the reach of the ordinary subpoena.” Neufield v. United States,
118 F.2d 375, 385
(D.C. Cir. 1941). Petitioner does seek the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Melvin M. Marin. Melvin M. Marin v. William K. Suter, Clerk, United States Supreme CourtCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- Neufield v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Griffin v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- Po Kee Wong v. United States Solicitor GeneralDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012