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DUFF v. ROCKWELL

Civ. A. No. 4475.

325 F.Supp. 439 (1971)

Robert Michael DUFF, Petitioner, v. Richard F. ROCKWELL, Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Warrington, Secretary of Defense, Melvin Laird, Secretary of Navy, John H. Chafee, Respondents.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

March 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton Stanzler, of Abedon, Michaelson, Stanzler & Biener, Providence, R. I., for petitioner.

Lincoln C. Almond, U. S. Atty., Everett C. Sammartino, Asst. U. S. Atty., Providence, R. I., for respondents.

OPINION

DAY, Chief Judge.

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c), by Robert Michael Duff, a member of the United States Navy, stationed at the Newport Naval Base, at Newport, Rhode Island, to test the legality of his detention in the Navy.

Upon the filing of said petition and after a consideration of its allegations, I entered an order to show cause under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. §...

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