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ROBERTSON v. RIDDLE

Civ. A. No. 75-0062.

402 F.Supp. 144 (1975)

James ROBERTSON, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Walter M. RIDDLE et al., Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary, Defendant.

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

October 3, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Robertson pro se.

Jerry Slonaker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., for defendant.

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, District Judge.

James Robertson, an inmate at the Virginia State Penitentiary, Richmond, Virginia, has filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner attempts to style his action as a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. However, he challenges the fact of his confinement, and for relief, asks immediate release from such confinement. Since we must liberally construe his petition, we find...

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