Frankie Mann v. Warden of Eglin Air Force Base, Federal Penal Institution

Appellant Frankie Mann is serving a two year sentence in a federal prison camp at Florida’s Eglin Air Force Base. In August 1984, the state of Virginia filed a detainer against Mann for two outstanding indict- merits. Mann protested his transfer on that detainer to the warden of the prison camp. His request was denied without a hearing, with the following comment from the warden:

You have also stated that you felt there are legal problems in relation to this detainer. I have investigated this matter and have made the determination that any further challenge to this detainer is a judicial…