ABRAMS v. GOODWYN

Civ. A. No. 760.

186 F.Supp. 271 (1960)

Benjamin ABRAMS, Carmen Attilio and Jesse Hubert Vaughn, Petitioners, v. E. R. GOODWYN, Jr., Warden of Federal Correctional Institution; and Bureau of Prisons, Respondents.

United States District Court N. D. Florida, Tallahassee Division.

August 12, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart Jack Carrouth, Tallahassee, Fla., for petitioner.

Edward L. Stahley, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent.


CARSWELL, Chief Judge.

Application was filed by three prisoners at Federal Correctional Institution seeking writ of habeas corpus on the grounds that they were, individually, being denied computation for good time allowance by the Bureau of Prisons, which denial, they contend, violates the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 4161 providing for such allowances. Applicants refer to Bureau of Prisons Manual Bulletin No. 484, dated March 4, 1959, wherein all federal penal...

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