RIKARD v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOSPITAL

Civ. No. 4040.

202 F.Supp. 763 (1962)

Eleanor RIKARD, Plaintiff, v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOSPITAL, Dr. W. S. Hall, Superintendent, Defendants.

United States District Court W. D. South Carolina, Greenville Division.

March 15, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eleanor Rikard, pro se.


WYCHE, Chief Judge.

In this case the plaintiff applies for a writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of obtaining her release from the South Carolina State Hospital, located in the Eastern District of South Carolina, upon the grounds stated in her complaint.

A person restrained of her liberty by state process cannot maintain habeas corpus action in a federal district court to determine whether such restraint constitutes a violation of the provisions of the United...

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