Filed Date: Nov. 8, 1985
Closed Date: Nov. 8, 1985
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In 1985, petitioners, as next friends of Ukrainian seaman Medvid, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, seeking an order compelling the U.S. government to stop the departure of the Soviet vessel SS Marshal Konev without first releasing seaman Medvid for inquiry into voluntariness of his expressed desire to return to the Soviet Union.
The District Court (Judge Feldman) denied the petition, holding that the administrative ability to deter the ship's departure was not sufficient constructive control over seaman Medvid to warrant habeas relief. Medvid by Medvid v. Lambert, 621 F.Supp. 575 (E.D. La.,1985).
Summary Authors
Dan Dalton (10/23/2007)
Medvid by Jeziersky v. New Orleans Police Department, Eastern District of Louisiana (1985)
Feldman, Martin Leach-Cross (Louisiana)
Quigley, William Patrick (Louisiana)
Baity, William F. (Louisiana)
Linhardt, Daniel S. (Louisiana)
Feldman, Martin Leach-Cross (Louisiana)
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Nov. 8, 1985
Closing Date: Nov. 8, 1985
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Ukrainian seaman seeking asylum
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Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Federal
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Habeas Corpus, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2253; 2254; 2255
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Defendant
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Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
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