HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:
This is a civil rights action commenced pursuant to Rev.Stat. § 1979 (1875), 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1964), and other provisions of the Civil Rights Act.
The plaintiff, Jack Silver, is in California penal custody under convictions and sentences for attempted murder, possession of narcotics, and escape. He has been imprisoned since July 30, 1959, except for a few days in 1962 when he was an escapee. Silver's sentence for escape, imposed...
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