Legal Opinion
Leonard Shelton v. Larry Taylor, Warden, and Maurice Sigler, Chairman, United States Board of Parole
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 22, 1977No. 651, Docket 76-2099PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Leonard Shelton appeals from an order by Judge Knapp of the Southern District dismissing his habeas corpus petition for lack of jurisdiction. Appellant argues that jurisdiction is available because he was in federal custody in the Southern District at the time he filed the petition and the custodian United States Parole Commission is present in the Southern District. He seeks relief on the ground that his failure to receive a federal parole revocation hearing until after he had completed his state prison term for the state offense that constituted a violation of his…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Moody v. DaggettSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ex Parte EndoSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Gustave Zurak v. Paul J. ReganCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Nimrod T. Solomon v. Charles L. Benson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Drayton v. MccallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Drayton v. McCallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Malcolm Saulsbury v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. WordenU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1984
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