U. S. EX REL. HAIRSTON v. WARDEN, ILL. STATE PEN.

No. 75C1079.

407 F.Supp. 524 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. LeRoy HAIRSTON, Petitioner, v. WARDEN, ILLINOIS STATE PENITENTIARY, STATEVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER, Respondent.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

February 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner.

William J. Scott, Atty. Gen. of Ill., Springfield, Ill., Stuart W. Opdycke,

Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondent.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

LYNCH, District Judge.

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought by a prisoner in state custody pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. Section 2254. Jurisdiction in this Court is based on 28 U.S.C. Section 2241. Petitioner is presently incarcerated in the custody of respondent Warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, Stateville Correctional Center. The case is presently before the Court on respondent's motion...

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