Legal Opinion
Huffman v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1949No. 12052PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s motion to sue in forma pauperis and, as such suitor, to file a writ of habeas corpus against appellee, Warden of the Washington State Penitentiary. The statute applicable at the time the order was made is § 832, 28 U.S.C., 28 U.S.C.A. § 832, providing
“Suits, and so forth, by poor persons; prepayment of fees and costs. Any citizen of the United States entitled to commence any suit or action, civil or criminal, in any court of the United States, may, upon the order of the court, commence and prosecute or defend to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ex Parte HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Kinney v. Plymouth Rock Squab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Johnson v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Hampson v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1945
3Cited by19 opinions
- Ardis O. Smart v. Robert A. Heinze, Warden, Folsom Prison, Represa, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Herbert Harrison Loum v. Honorable Mell G. Underwood, Chief Judge of the United States District Court, Eastern Division, Southern District of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
- Clough v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- William Clyde Wright v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Nichols v. McGeeDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1959
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