UNITED STATES v. BLEDSOE

Nos. 4101, 4105.

152 F.Supp. 343 (1956)

UNITED STATES ex rel. Louis V. BOSCOLA, Petitioner, v. Rear Admiral A. M. BLEDSOE, U. S. Navy; Captain J. J. Greytak, U. S. Navy; and Charles S. Thomas, Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Navy, Respondents. UNITED STATES of America on the relation of Peter J. SMITH, Relator, v. Charles S. THOMAS, Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Navy; A. M. Bledsoe, Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy; and J. J. Greytak, Captain, U. S. Navy, Respondents.

United States District Court W. D. Washington, N. D.

May 1, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles P. Moriarty, U. S. Atty., and Edward J. McCormick, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for appellants.

Day & Westland, Kennewick, Wash., for appellee Boscola.

Rummens, Griffin, Short & Cressman, Seattle, Wash., for appellee Smith.


LINDBERG, District Judge.

This matter is before the court after a hearing upon a return to an order to show cause why the prayer of petitioner should not be granted, which order was issued upon the filing of a petition for writ of habeas corpus in each of the above cases. By stipulation the cases were consolidated for hearing, common questions of law and fact being present.

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