Legal Opinion
Sorenson v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 2, 1982No. 81 Civ. 1893PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
GAGLIARDI, District Judge.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner William Sorenson seeks an order enjoining federal officials from transferring him from federal to state custody on the ground that such transfer would violate his rights under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, 18 U.S.C. App. (the “Detainer Agreement”). Much of the relevant factual background is set forth in the decisions denying Sorenson’s three prior petitions for writs of habeas corpus to block transfers to state custody and will not be repeated here. See…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cuyler v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Lopez v. LeviDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- People v. Sorenson & CompitelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Sorenson v. BellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
3Cited by3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Frankie Mann v. Warden of Eglin Air Force Base, Federal Penal InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984