Assertion: petitioner's claim | /r/HasProperty | decided on merit
Facets:
value: in a federal court
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: For example, the judge may want to authorize the respondent to make a motion to dismiss based upon information furnished by respondent, which may show that petitioner’s claims have already been decided on the merits in a federal court; that petitioner has failed to exhaust state remedies; that the petitioner is not in custody within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2254; or that a decision in the matter is pending in state court.