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UNITED STATES v. SCRANTON

Civ. A. No. 39701.

272 F.Supp. 960 (1966)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Joseph M. HOUGHTON v. Hon. William SCRANTON, Gov., Hon. Walter Alessandroni, Arthur T. Prasse, Com., State Corr. Institution, David N. Myers, Supt., State Corr. Institution, Graterford, Penna. and Clarence R. Wolfe, Dept. Supt. et al.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

May 16, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Houghton, in pro. per.

Henry T. Crocker, Asst. Dist. Atty. of Montgomery County, Norristown, Pa., Frank P. Lawley, Jr., Deputy Atty. Gen. for Commonwealth of Pa., Harrisburg, Pa., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WOOD, District Judge.

This is an equity action in which plaintiff, a state prisoner, requests this Court to order the above-named defendants to return certain legal material and other property seized from him. Houghton alleges these are all necessary in order to afford him the opportunity to perfect his appeal with the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and to file a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the federal court. The action is...

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