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CRAWFORD v. BELL

No. 78-1609.

599 F.2d 890 (1979)

Herbert M. CRAWFORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Griffin BELL, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

As Amended June 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert M. Crawford, in pro. per.

John C. Merkel, U.S. Atty. (argued), Harry J. McCarthy, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Seattle, Wash., for respondents-appellees.

Before WRIGHT and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and SPENCER WILLIAMS, District Judge.

SPENCER WILLIAMS, District Judge.

Herbert M. Crawford appeals from the dismissal of his combined civil rights complaint and petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging certain conditions at McNeil Island penitentiary. The issues raised by this appeal are: (1) whether dismissal of a habeas corpus petition is proper when the petitioner has not challenged the legality of his custody; and (2) whether dismissal of a litigant's claims is proper on the grounds the individual...

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