YAGER v. RAISOR

No. NA 62-C-5.

211 F.Supp. 551 (1962)

James Bell YAGER, Plaintiff, v. Harold RAISOR, Sheriff (1960), Jefferson County, Indiana, and Matthew Welsh, Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. Indiana, New Albany Division.

December 10, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Bell Yager, pro se.

John Ready O'Connor, Madison, Ind., for defendant Raisor.

John E. Hurt, Martinsville, Ind., for defendant Governor Matthew Welsh.


STECKLER, Chief Judge.

This is a civil action for damages in the amount of $100,000 for the alleged violation of plaintiff's civil rights. The action is brought under Title 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981 et seq. The action is now before the court upon the motion of the plaintiff for leave to appeal in forma pauperis (which also seeks an order directing the Clerk to prepare the record for appeal); upon his petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this cause for...

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