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.

PER CURIAM.
Deeming the case one over which the District Court obtained jurisdiction we think the motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction should not have been granted.
The order dismissing the action is reversed and the case is remanded to the-District Court for disposition by appropriate procedure.
Reversed and remanded.

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