Legal Opinion
Harbison v. Beck
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 9, 2011No. Civil Action No. 2011-1900Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PAUL RENFRO HARBISON, JR., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 11-1900 (BAH) ) DAVID BECK et al., ) ) Respondents. ) __________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION In this action brought pro se for a writ of habeas corpus, the Petitioner seeks issuance of the writ, presumably under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, against three respondents in Virginia -- a Spotsylvania County circuit court judge, a Commonwealth attorney, and the Spotsylvania County sheriff. See Pet. Caption. Because a writ of habeas corpus must be “directed to the…
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