Case Title: VEAL, JR. v. PETERSON

Citation: 104 P.3d 584, 2004 OK 91

Docket Number: 101457

State: oklahoma

Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court

Date: 2004-11-29T00:00:00Z

Document:
VEAL, JR. v. PETERSON2004 OK 91104 P.3d 584Case Number: 101457Decided: 11/29/2004THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA




JAMES MITCHELL VEAL, JR., Petitioner,
v.
T.C. PETERSON, Respondent.
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). 
DONE BY THE ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THIS 29th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2004.
 /S/CHIEF JUSTICE