John Van Geldern v. H v. Field, Superintendent

John van Geldern in propria persona appeals the denial, without a hearing, of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The statutory basis for van Geldern’s petition below was 28 U.S.C. § 2241; this court’s jurisdiction is founded upon 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We agree with the District Court that this case presents an appropriate occasion for the exercise of the “concurrent sentence doctrine,” as applicable to habeas corpus proceedings, and affirm the judgment denying appellant’s petition.

Appellant is presently in the custody of California prison authorities as a result of three separate State…