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DOWNEY v. J. D. COX

Civ. A. No. 69-C-29-L.

307 F.Supp. 230 (1969)

John Henry DOWNEY, Petitioner, v. J. D. COX, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Respondent.

United States District Court W. D. Virginia, Lynchburg Division.

November 11, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Baliles, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.

OPINION AND JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This proceeding comes before the court on a petition for habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis on August 26, 1969, by John Henry Downey, Jr., a prisoner of the State of Virginia pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The petition was originally filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and was ordered transferred to this court by order dated August 11, 1969...

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