LEVINE v. TORVIK

Nos. 92-3625, 92-3712.

986 F.2d 1506 (1993)

Michael G. LEVINE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Patricia TORVIK, Respondent-Appellant, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Intervenor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 1, 1993.

Rehearing Denied April 14, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin J. Hickman (argued and briefed), Stege, Hickman & Lowder, Cleveland, OH, Dalma C. Grandjean, Grandjean & Goraleski, Dayton, OH, for petitioner-appellee.

Frank C. Gasper (argued), Stephanie J. Jones, Laurence R. Snyder, Louis C. Frey, Office of Pros. Atty., Cleveland, OH, for intervenor-appellant.

John J. Gideon (argued and briefed), Timothy J. Mangan (briefed), Office of the Atty. Gen. of Ohio, Columbus, OH, for respondent-appellant.

Stanley M. Chesley, Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley, Cincinnati, OH, for amicus curiae Georgene Kravitz.

Michael Kirkman (briefed), Harry B. Keith (briefed), Ohio Legal Rights Service, Columbus, OH, Kevin F. O'Neill, American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Cleveland, OH, for amici curiae Ohio Legal Rights Service and American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Inc.

Before: GUY and RYAN, Circuit Judges; and CHURCHILL, Senior District Judge.


RYAN, Circuit Judge.

Respondent Patricia Torvik, Superintendent of the Dayton, Ohio, Forensic Center, and intervenor Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Prosecuting Attorney, appeal from the district court's decision to issue a conditional writ of habeas corpus directing that Michael G. Levine be released from the custody of the forensic center. They also appeal from the district court's order staying future state court proceedings in connection with...

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