ABDULLAH v. ROACH

No. 94-SP-293.

668 A.2d 801 (1995)

Muhammad ABDULLAH, Appellant, v. David ROACH, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 4, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hastings Jones, with whom Robert C. Hauhart, Staff Attorneys, Public Defender Service, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellant.

Mary L. Wilson, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Erias Hyman, Acting Corporation Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, were on the brief for appellees.

Before FERREN, SCHWELB, and REID, Associate Judges.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

The trial court denied Muhammad Abdullah's petition for a writ of habeas corpus without a hearing on the ground that Abdullah failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. On appeal, Abdullah contends that his petition fairly alleged that correctional officials had deprived him of rights protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment and by local law. We hold that Abdullah...

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