RAY v. UNITED STATES DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. 81-1267.

658 F.2d 608 (1981)

James Earl RAY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE and Conrad Baetz, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Kingsland, U. S. Atty., Wesley D. Wedemeyer, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellees.

James E. Ray, pro se.

Before HEANEY, HENLEY and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

On July 23, 1980, James Earl Ray, a prisoner at the Brushy Mountain Prison in Petros, Tennessee, filed a complaint in the district court which named the United States Department of Justice and Conrad Baetz as defendants. In essence, Ray's complaint1 alleged three claims for relief. First, Ray sought to compel the Justice Department to specify what criminal acts the Department contends he committed during a period in 1967-1968...

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