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holding “this court has no jurisdiction to grant habeas corpus relief to one in federal custody pursuant to orders or process of the federal government”
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No. 1D01-4994.
December 19, 2001.
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus — Original Jurisdiction.
Billy Darryl Floyd, pro se, for petitioners.
No appearance for respondent.
We conclude that this court has no jurisdiction to grant habeas corpus relief to one in federal custody pursuant to orders or process of the federal government. See Ableman v. Booth, 62 U.S. 506, 21 How. 506, 16 L.Wd. 169 (1858); Passett v. Chase, 91 Fla. 522, 107 So. 689 (1926). Accordingly, the petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied.
KAHN, DAVIS and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.