Bowman v. Estelle

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit August 15, 1974

Bowman v. Estelle, 498 F.2d 1090 (5th Cir. 1974)

1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 7200

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

In this case, the civil rights complaint of the petitioner,1 a state prisoner, which was treated as a petition for habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254,2 was dismissed. The appellant failed to file a timely notice of appeal and no showing of excusable neglect was made. Accordingly, this court is without jurisdiction to hear this appeal, and the appeal is dismissed.

. Filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

. See Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 93 S.Ct. 1827, 36 L.Ed.2d 439 (1973).

Reference

Full Case Name: Olden Ben BOWMAN v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published