HAYES v. MacDOUGALL

Civ. A. No. AC-1582.

236 F.Supp. 579 (1964)

Jesse L. HAYES, Petitioner, v. Ellis C. MacDOUGALL, Director, Department of Corrections, State of South Carolina, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court E. D. South Carolina, Columbia Division.

December 21, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse L. Hayes, pro se.

Daniel R. McLeod, State Atty. Gen., and Edward B. Latimer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Columbia, for respondents.


HEMPHILL, Chief Judge.

Petitioner, Jesse L. Hayes, alleging he is a pauper, addressed a "Petition for a Writ of Mandamus" to the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, who, treating the petition as one for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2241(b), transferred the matter to this Court for appropriate action.

The relevant portion of the petition alleges as follows:

On or about June 16, 1961 your petitioner...

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