Legal Opinion
Roger Day, Jr. v. Donald Trump
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 23, 2017No. 15-5144PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENTELLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellant, federal prisoner Roger Charles Day, Jr., initiated this action by a pro se petition in the United States District Court, seeking relief by way of writ from what he alleged to be an illegally imposed sentence. The petition is self-described as “pursuant to” various sections of the United States Code and Constitution, but it essentially amounts to a petition for habeas corpus, not against his immediate custodian, but against the President of the United States. The district court dismissed Day’s action. Now ably represented by court-appointed amicus, Day…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rumsfeld v. PadillaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. RauscherSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Stokes v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Roger Day, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Abdulkader v. TrumpDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2020
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