Ford v. United States

Full title: Charles Cecil FORD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Apr 22, 1965

342 F.2d 994 (5th Cir. 1965)

Opinion

No. 22055.

March 8, 1965. Rehearing Denied April 22, 1965.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi; Claude F. Clayton, Judge.

Charles Cecil Ford, pro se.

H.M. Ray, U.S. Atty., Oxford, Miss., for appellee.

Before WHITAKER,^_ Senior Judge, and RIVES and JONES, Circuit Judges.

_ Of the Court of Claims, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM:

For the reasons set forth in Weed v. United States, 342 F.2d 971, there must be a hearing upon the contention raised by the appellant. Although, as is said in the Weed opinion, it may be that the matter can be heard and disposed of by the district court without requiring the presence of the appellant.

The judgment of the district court is

Reversed.