Sholars v. Matter

(dissenting) :

The court’s opinion implicitly recognizes that to establish jurisdiction in a given district under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 a petitioner need only show meaningful contacts with the custodial authority in that district at the time of filing. Ante at p. 282; Strait v. Laird, 406 U.S. 341, 343, 92 S.Ct. 1693, 32 L.Ed.2d 141 (1972). I agree with this reading of Strait. In my opinion, however, appellant’s contacts with the military in the Northern District of California on November 23, 1971, were at least as “meaningful” as those in Guam or the Central District of California. I therefore…