Case Name: James Mitchell VEAL, Jr., Petitioner, v. T.C. PETERSON, Respondent
Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
Decision Date: 2004-11-29
Citations: 104 P.3d 584
Docket Number: No. 101457
Parties: James Mitchell VEAL, Jr., Petitioner, v. T.C. PETERSON, Respondent.
Judges: ALL JUSTICES CONCUR.
Reporter: Pacific Reporter 3d
Volume: 104
Pages: 584–584

Head Matter:
2004 OK 91
James Mitchell VEAL, Jr., Petitioner, v. T.C. PETERSON, Respondent.
No. 101457.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
Nov. 29, 2004.
Rehearing Denied Jan. 10, 2005.

Opinion:
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.