Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Jacques
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided September 21, 1954No. Civ. A. 503PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STARR, Chief Judge.
Upon satisfactory showing the plaintiff Willie Curtis, an inmate of the branch State prison at Marquette, Michigan, was granted leave to file a petition in forma pauperis, which petition will be considered as a complaint, in which he asks that the defendants be enjoined from “their usurpations and abuse of petitioner’s civil rights and general welfare.” The attorney general of Michigan has filed answer on behalf of the defendants, denying plaintiff’s right to the relief sought and moving to dismiss his suit.
Curtis bases his action on 28 U.S. Code § 1343. 1 In his complaint…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Stroud v. Swope, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- United States Ex Rel. Morris v. Radio Station Wenr. Morris v. United States District Court, Northern Dist. Of Illinois, Eastern DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Kelly v. DowdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re FergusonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Pierce v. La ValleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Victor H. Gurczynski v. Howard H. Yeager, Principal Keeper, New Jersey State Prison, and George Goodman, Superintendent, Leesburg State Prison FarmCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Nichols v. McGeeDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1959
- Hazel Palmer v. Allen C. Thompson, Mayor, City of JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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