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CHRISTMAN v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

Civ. A. No. 67-984.

275 F.Supp. 434 (1967)

William H. CHRISTMAN, Plaintiff, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA and Gerald S. Lesher, Esq., Defendants.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

November 13, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Christman, pro se.

Gerald S. Lesher, Pittsburgh, Pa., pro se.

OPINION AND ORDER

MARSH, District Judge.

The plaintiff, William H. Christman, a state prisoner serving a life sentence for murder, brought an action under the Civil Rights Act, § 1983, Title 42 U.S. C.A., against his appointed counsel, Gerald S. Lesher, Esq., alleging that he has been denied due process and equal protection of the law under color of state law. He avers that in a habeas corpus proceeding in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County...

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