Loum v. Alvis

Citation263 F.2d 836
PartiesHerbert Harrison LOUM, Petitioner, v. R. W. ALVIS, Warden, Ohio State Penitentiary, Respondent.
Decision Date27 February 1959
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Sixth Circuit

Before MARTIN, Chief Judge, and McALLISTER and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner seeks to proceed in forma pauperis and to file in this Court a petition for habeas corpus which alleges that he is now being detained illegally and unlawfully imprisoned by the respondent Warden of the Ohio State Penitentiary in violation of his constitutional rights.

There is no jurisdiction in this Court to grant a writ of habeas corpus. Sec. 2241(a), Title 28, U.S.Code; Posey v. Dowd, 7 Cir., 134 F.2d 613, certiorari denied, 319 U.S. 746, 63 S.Ct. 1032, 87 L.Ed. 1701; Taylor v. Squier, 9 Cir., 183 F.2d 67.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the application for writ of habeas corpus are denied.

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  • Mackin, Matter of
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • December 23, 1981
    ...petitions such as Mackin's. Posey v. Dowd, 134 F.2d 613 (7 Cir. 1943); Jensen v. Teets, 219 F.2d 235 (9 Cir. 1955); Loum v. Alvis, 263 F.2d 836 (6 Cir. 1959); Parker v. Sigler, 419 F.2d 827 (8th Cir. 1969). See also FRAP 22(a) and accompanying Notes of Advisory Committee on Appellate The Go......
  • Ojeda Rios v. Wigen, Docket No. 88-3057
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • November 29, 1988
    ...habeas corpus. Zimmerman v. Spears, 565 F.2d 310, 316 (5th Cir.1977); Parker v. Sigler, 419 F.2d 827, 828 (8th Cir.1969); Loum v. Alvis, 263 F.2d 836 (6th Cir.1959); In re Berry, 221 F.2d 798 (9th Cir.1955); Crabtree v. United States, 209 F.2d 164, 165 (5th Cir.1953), cert. denied, 347 U.S.......
  • U.S. v. Brooks
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Third Circuit
    • October 23, 2000
    ...Zimmerman v. Spears, 656 F.2d 310, 316 (5th Cir. 1977) (same); Parker v. Sigler, 419 F.2d 827, 828 (8th Cir. 1969); Loum v. Alvis, 263 F.2d 836 (6th Cir. 1959); Posey v. Dowd, 134 F.2d 613 (7th Cir. 1943); see also United States ex rel. Leguillou v. Davis, 212 F.2d 681 (3d Cir. 1954) (an ap......
  • U.S. v. Phlipot
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Sixth Circuit
    • September 3, 1987
    ...Court, as a court, has no jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2241 to entertain a habeas petition as an original action. Loum v. Alvis, 263 F.2d 836 (6th Cir. 1959); Matter of Mackin, 668 F.2d 122, 137 (2d Cir. 1981). Although an individual judge of this Court may entertain such a petition, t......
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2 provisions
  • 28 APPENDIX U.S.C. § 22 Habeas Corpus and Section 2255 Proceedings
    • United States
    • US Code 2020 Edition Title 28 Appendix Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Title VI. Habeas Corpus; Proceedings In Forma Pauperis
    • January 1, 2020
    ...as a court to grant an original writ of habeas corpus, and courts of appeals have dismissed applications addressed to them. Loum v. Alvis, 263 F.2d 836 (6th Cir., 1959); In re Berry, 221 F.2d 798 (9th Cir., 1955); Posey v. Dowd, 134 F.2d 613 (7th Cir., 1943). The fairer and more expeditious......
  • 28 APPENDIX U.S.C. § 22 Habeas Corpus and Section 2255 Proceedings
    • United States
    • US Code 2022 Edition Title 28 Appendix Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
    • January 1, 2022
    ...as a court to grant an original writ of habeas corpus, and courts of appeals have dismissed applications addressed to them. Loum v. Alvis, 263 F.2d 836 (6th Cir., 1959); In re Berry, 221 F.2d 798 (9th Cir., 1955); Posey v. Dowd, 134 F.2d 613 (7th Cir., 1943). The fairer and more expeditious......

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