Arnold I. Kramer v. O.C. Jenkins, Warden, and United States Parole Commission

We write in brief amplification of our order of July 7 (which the petitioner has asked us to reconsider) denying bail pending our review of the district court’s order denying a petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Our order was based on Cherek v. United States, 767 F.2d 335 (7th Cir.1985), where we held that, although a federal district judge has the power to admit to bail petitioners for postconviction collateral relief (such as habeas corpus for state prisoners, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, or the habeas corpus substitute for federal prisoners, 28 U.S.C. § 2255), the power is “to be…