Task: songer_habeas

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Your task is to determine whether the case was an appeal of a decision by the district court on a petition for habeas corpus. A state habeas corpus case is one in which a state inmate has petitioned the federal courts.

ORDER
On consideration of the petition for clarification, the July 31, 1974, opinion of a panel of this Court became functus officio by virtue of our en banc order of December 17, 1974, 502 F.2d 973 (7 Cir.). Therefore, the decision of the district court stands as the law of the case.

Question: Was the case an appeal of a decision by the district court on a petition for habeas corpus?
A. no
B. yes, state habeas corpus (criminal)
C. yes, federal habeas corpus (criminal)
D. yes, federal habeas corpus relating to deportation
Answer:

Answer: A