CHRISTOPHER v. STATE OF IOWA

No. 17483.

324 F.2d 180 (1963)

Roy H. CHRISTOPHER, Appellant, v. The STATE OF IOWA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

November 1, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy H. Christopher in pro. per.

Evan L. Hultman, Atty. Gen., of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, represented the State of Iowa in the District Court. Nothing filed or appearance entered for appellee in this Court.

Before JOHNSEN, Chief Judge, and MATTHES, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, an inmate of the Iowa State Penitentiary, filed suit under the federal declaratory judgment statute, 28 U.S. C.A. §§ 2201-2202, seeking to have it declared (a) that he had been denied due process and equal protection by the State of Iowa, in that the Supreme Court of Iowa had failed to render any decision on a petition for certiorari filed by him on July 19, 1962, and heard by the court "on or about November 22, 1962"; and (b) that...

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