In Re Ortiz

Petitioner, claiming to be under imprisonment upon a charge of having violated the terms of a certain ordinance of the city of Los Angeles, contends for his release under the writ of habeas corpus. Respondent insists that petitioner is not restrained of his liberty, as that term is to be understood when considering the right to the writ, and that, therefore, the writ must be refused.

Petitioner was taken into custody upon a charge of having violated the provisions of the ordinance. Of this there is no doubt. The undisputed showing of the record is, however, that he was admitted to cash bail in…