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VEAL v. PETERSON

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Jan 10, 2005
104 P.3d 584 (Okla. 2005)

Opinion

No. 101457.

November 29, 2004. Rehearing Denied January 10, 2005.


ORDER

The petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus, to question the legality of his confinement in a federal penitentiary is denied for want of jurisdiction. The power to entertain a writ of habeas corpus is dependent on jurisdiction over the custodian, in this case the warden of the federal penitentiary in El Reno, Oklahoma. Brittingham v. U.S., 982 F.2d 378 (9th Cir. 1992). Federal officials acting in their official capacities are not answerable to this Court. Beeman v. Olson, 828 F.2d 620 (9th Cir. 1987).

ALL JUSTICES CONCUR.


Summaries of

VEAL v. PETERSON

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Jan 10, 2005
104 P.3d 584 (Okla. 2005)
Case details for

VEAL v. PETERSON

Case Details

Full title:James Mitchell VEAL, Jr., Petitioner, v. T.C. PETERSON, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Date published: Jan 10, 2005

Citations

104 P.3d 584 (Okla. 2005)
2004 OK 91