UNITED STATES v. RAGEN

No. 14160.

323 F.2d 410 (1963)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. William LAWRENCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph E. RAGEN, Director of Department of Public Safety et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

October 9, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Lawrence, in pro. per.

William G. Clark, Atty. Gen. of Ill., Chicago, Ill., William C. Wines, Raymond S. Sarnow, A. Zola Groves, Asst. Attys. Gen., of counsel, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.

Before HASTINGS, Chief Judge, and KNOCH and SWYGERT, Circuit Judges.


HASTINGS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff William Lawrence brought this civil action in the federal district court. He named as defendants, Joseph E. Ragen, Director of Department of Public Safety, Frank J. Pate, Warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, Statesville Branch, Dr. Michael McSweeney and Dr. Julius Vincus.

Plaintiff is incarcerated in an Illinois state prison pursuant to a judgment of an Illinois state court. The defendants are all prison officials or...

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