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WILLIAMS v. OVERHOLSER

No. 39-58.

162 F.Supp. 514 (1958)

Dallas O. WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. Dr. Winfred OVERHOLSER, Respondent.

United States District Court District of Columbia, Civil Division.

May 22, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Arens, Washington, D. C., for petitioner.

Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, Andrew G. Conlyn, George C. Updegraff, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., for respondent.

PINE, District Judge.

On April 29, 1958 petitioner filed a petition in this Court praying for the issuance of the writ of habeas corpus, and on the day following the Court passed an order directing the Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital, a mental institution, where petitioner is confined, to show cause why the writ should not issue. Respondent filed an answer to the order to show cause, and a hearing was held thereon, after which the case was continued until...

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