Court Opinion

ID: 9477884
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 06:33:44.418782+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:46:06.264247
License: Public Domain

PIERCE, Circuit Judge,
dissenting:
I would dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c) (1982), a federal writ of habeas corpus shall not extend to a prisoner unless one of the following conditions is met: (1) the prisoner “is in custody under or by color of the authority of the United States or is committed for trial before some court thereof;” or (2) the prisoner “is in custody for an act done or omitted in pursuance of an Act of Congress, or an order, process, judgment or decree of a court or judge of the United States;” or (3) the prisoner “is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States;” or (4) the prisoner is a citizen and domiciliary of a foreign state, and “is in custody for an act done or omitted under any alleged right, title, authority, privilege, protection, or exemption claimed under the commission, order or sanction of any foreign state, or under color thereof, the validity and effect of which depend upon the law of nations;” or (5) “[i]t is necessary to bring him into court to testify or for trial.” None of these conditions is satisfied in the present case. Although appellant Davis claims that the state court has deprived him of a right to exercise his peremptory challenges to exclude jurors solely on the basis of race, he does not claim that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States. Since this court lacks the authority to grant the requested relief, I would dismiss the appeal. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.