Legal Opinion
Anthony v. Wilkinson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 23, 1980No. Nos. 79-2362, 79-2488, 79-2361, 79-2363, 79-2369, 79-2364, 79-2365, 79-2366, 79-2367, 79-2368, 79-2370, 79-2371, 79-2374, 79-2410, 79-2411, 79-2412, 79-2485, 79-2486, 79-2487, 79-2531, 79-2532, 79-2533 and 79-2567PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, twelve petitioner-appellees filed petitions for writs of habeas corpus alleging that their transfers from state to federal prisons because of insufficient state maximum security facilities were invalid under 18 U.S.C. § 5003(a), as construed by Lono v. Fenton, 581 F.2d 645 (7th Cir. 1978) (en banc) (“Lono”).1 They sought release from federal custody and return to prisons in their respective states of conviction. Upon recommendation of a magistrate, the District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted the petitions of the eleven…
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