United States ex rel. Hoover v. Elsea

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CROWLEY, District Judge.

Ten Stateville prisoners brought this action, under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeking a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioners allege that they were transferred from Stateville to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in February, 1979, in preparation for transfer to federal penitentiaries throughout the United States. Contending that the transfers are illegal, petitioners request that they be released from federal custody and *86returned to state custody. Alternatively, petitioners seek a hearing to determine whether they are in need of specialized…