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DAVIS v. AUSTIN

Civ. Nos. C80-954A, C80-45G.

492 F.Supp. 273 (1980)

Rev. Murphy DAVIS and Leonard Potts, Individually and as next friends acting on behalf of Jack Howard Potts v. Sam AUSTIN, Warden, Georgia State Prison, (2 Cases)

United States District Court, N. D. Georgia, Atlanta and Gainesville Divisions.

June 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laughlin McDonald, Neil Bradley, H. Christopher Coates, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff.

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Don A. Langham, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Susan V. Boleyn, Daryl A. Robinson, Asst. Attys. Gen., Mary Beth Westmoreland, Staff Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendants.

ORDER

O'KELLEY, District Judge.

As the caption indicates, these are actions brought by the Reverend Murphy Davis on behalf of Jack Howard Potts. The pleadings and evidence indicate that Mr. Potts is currently under sentences of death from the Superior Courts of Cobb and Forsyth Counties, Georgia. Those sentences are currently scheduled to be carried out on Thursday, June 5, 1980. Presently before the court are the petitioner's motion for a hearing, motion...

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