Legal Opinion
Stevenson v. United States
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided February 11, 1966No. Civ. A. No. 5139PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STARR, Senior Judge.
Plaintiff Ray C. Stevenson, who is presently confined in the United States penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, has filed a complaint for a declaratory judgment, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq., determining that he has served the full sentence of 25 years imposed on him November 8, 1937, for the armed robbery of a national bank, and that he should imme*860diately be released from prison. Upon his motion and showing by affidavit that he was unable to pay court costs or give security therefor, an order was entered granting him leave to file his complaint and proceed with his action in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Zerbst v. KidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States Ex Rel. Rowe v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
- Odis R. Van Buskirk v. Fred T. Wilkinson, as Warden of the United States Penitentiary, McNeil Island, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Dolan v. SwopeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Doctor Irby Sprouse, Jr. v. Dr. R. O. Settle, Warden, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Joseph Orton Smith v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- People v. PerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- United States Ex Rel. Obler v. KentonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1967
- Ralph Sydnor Wright v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- O'Callahan v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1968
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