WOOD v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

Civ. A. No. 71-C-1-L.

320 F.Supp. 1227 (1971)

Don F. WOOD, Plaintiff, v. The COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, the Corporation Court of the City of Lynchburg, and the Commonwealth Attorney of the City of Lynchburg, Defendants.

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

January 4, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reno S. Harp, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for respondent.


OPINION AND JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

The complaint in this action, entitled a "Petition for Order of Judgment," was filed in forma pauperis and transferred to this district by order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The thrust of the action is a suit for damages because of the deprivation of civil rights. No basis for jurisdiction is specified but the court will construe the petition as an action under 42 U.S...

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