DAVIS v. QUARTER SESSIONS COURT

Civ. A. Nos. 71-869, 70-269.

361 F.Supp. 720 (1973)

James DAVIS v. QUARTER SESSIONS COURT et al. UNITED STATES of America ex rel. James DAVIS v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

July 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Weinberg, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.

James Davis, pro se.


OPINION

LUONGO, District Judge.

Plaintiff, James Davis, a state prisoner, instituted two suits (Civil Action Nos. 70-269 and 71-869) seeking damages under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for failure to furnish to him a copy of the transcript of criminal proceedings. The transcript was needed by plaintiff in Post Conviction proceedings attacking the validity of guilty pleas he had entered to criminal charges brought against him in state court...

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