Van Zant v. Florida Parole Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Phillip Van Zant appeals the district court’s denial of his pro se habeas petition challenging a parole revocation proceeding. We reverse and remand with instructions to dismiss the petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because Van Zant was not “in custody” under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to challenge the parole revocation at the time of the filing of his petition.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1979, Van Zant entered a plea of nolo contendere to second degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. On August 16, 1983, the Florida Parole Commission (the Commission) released Van Zant on parole. On…
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