Legal Opinion
James E. McCall v. C. L. Swain, Superintendent, Lorton Reformatory
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 20, 1975No. 73--2013PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
We must decide today whether, under the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970, 1 the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia has habeas corpus jurisdiction over an individual sentenced for local crimes by the District Court, when the habeas petition challenges the constitutionality of a local prison’s administrative decision to transfer the petitioner to maximum security confinement. 2 We affirm Judge GeselTs ruling that habeas corpus jurisdiction over such cases…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Blair-Bey v. QuickCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Lester D. Milhouse v. Edward H. Levi, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Mychael W. McCoy v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Curtis E. Crawford v. Patricia A. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- Larry Cannon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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