ROBINSON v. CLARK

Civ. A. No. 10888.

278 F.Supp. 559 (1967)

Thomas Henry ROBINSON, Jr. v. Honorable Ramsey CLARK, Attorney General, and Myrl E. Alexander, Director, Bureau of Federal Prisons (and their authorized representatives).

United States District Court N. D. Georgia, Atlanta Division.

November 7, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Gresham, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff.

Charles L. Goodson, U. S. Atty., Theodore E. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for defendant.


ORDER

EDENFIELD, District Judge.

This petition for relief was brought against the Attorney General of the United States and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons by a federal prisoner serving a life sentence. It raises an interesting question concerning the proper construction of 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 4161 and 4162. Both of these sections relate to "good time" allowances to prisoners, the first dealing with "good time" allowances in general, and...

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