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THOMPKINS v. U. S. BOARD OF PAROLE

No. 29416.

427 F.2d 222 (1970)

Leroy E. THOMPKINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. U. S. BOARD OF PAROLE et al., C. C. Moore, Institutional Caseworker & Any & All Other Respondents the Court May Deem Mete & Proper, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 15, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leroy E. Thompkins, pro se.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Allen I. Hirsch, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for appellees.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the petition of a federal convict for relief against the parole board. We affirm.1

Appellant's petition, entitled an "Application for Issuance of Writ of Mandamus and Expedition (sic) Relief," was considered by the district court as a petition for writ of habeas corpus. While the petition should properly have been considered as one seeking mandamus relief...

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