Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Douglas HOUSTON, and John Lewis Simpson, Defendants
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1969-08-25
Citations: 310 F. Supp. 847
Docket Number: Crim. No. 6957
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Douglas HOUSTON, and John Lewis Simpson, Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Supplement
Volume: 310
Pages: 847–848

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Douglas HOUSTON, and John Lewis Simpson, Defendants.
Crim. No. 6957.
United States District Court, E. D. Tennessee, Northeastern Division.
Aug. 25, 1969.
J. H. Reddy, U. S. Atty., Chattanooga, Tenn., Robert E. Simpson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Knoxville, Tenn., for plaintiff.
G. Edward Friar, Nashville, Tenn., for defendants.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NEESE, District Judge.
The defendant Mr. Houston, who has no other matter pending in this Court, has moved the Court to provide him with a complete transcript of all proceedings herein and certain other documents. Neither 28 U.S.C.A. see. 753 (f) nor sec. 1915 entitles a federal prisoner to obtain such a transcript at government expense for the purpose of preparing a motion to vacate or set aside his sentence, as Mr. Houston states he wishes to do. Dorsey v. United States, C.A. 6th (1964), 333 F.2d 1015, certiorari denied (1965), 379 U.S. 994, 85 S. Ct. 711, 13 L.Ed.2d 613, citing Ketcherside v. United States, C.A. 6th (1963), 317 F.2d 807, 808.
As has been observed, an indigent is not entitled to a transcript at government expense, merely to comb the record in the hope of discovering some flaw. United States v. Glass, C.A. 4th (1963), 317 F.2d 200, 202 [2]. Accordingly, Mr. Houston's aforesaid motion hereby is Denied.