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ADAMS v. ELLIS

No. 13868.

197 F.2d 483 (1952)

ADAMS v. ELLIS et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 5, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Homer B. Adams, in pro per.

Willis E. Gresham, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Texas, for appellee.

Before HOLMES, RUSSELL and RIVES, Circuit Judges.

RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

Originally brought to secure damages, injunction, and the writ of habeas corpus, the petition of the appellant was dismissed by the trial court for want of jurisdiction. Appellant, while a prisoner in the Texas State Penitentiary, where he was held by virtue of State process, filed the petition captioned "Civil Action for Damages and Injunction under Civil Rights Laws of the United States and Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus." Jurisdiction...

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