Legal Opinion
Hussain v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 18, 2007No. 07-2448PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Hussain, sought temporary freedom by petitioning for federal habeas corpus, claiming that his detention pending removal proceedings deprived him of liberty without due process of law. (He named as a respondent, along with his immediate custodian, the Attorney General; whether the Attorney General is a proper respondent when the petitioner is detained pursuant to removal proceedings is an open question, Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 436 n. 8, 124 S.Ct. 2711, 159 L.Ed.2d 513 (2004), unnecessary to address in this case.) The district court turned him…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Zadvydas v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Rumsfeld v. PadillaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Demore v. KimSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Hoang Minh Ly v. Mark B. Hansen, James Ziglar, and John AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Bolante v. KeislerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Al-Siddiqi, Mohamed v. Achim, DeborahCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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