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authority type case jurisdiction federal_nationwide publication status published_united_states_reports precedential status binding decision or issuance date 2004-06-28 subsequent history Official primary source reviewed through 2026-08-25. negative treatment status Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run. material limitations Use only for the bounded propositions and limitations stated in the linked canonical modules. Open official source ↗
Linked modules 28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Filing, Custodian, District, and Administrative Exhaustion 28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Section 2255(e) Saving Clause, Custody, and Mootness BOP Designation, Sentence Commencement, Aggregation, and Prior-Custody Credit Prerelease Custody, Residential Reentry, Home Confinement, and the CARES Act BOP Administrative Remedies, § 2241 Review, APA Limits, and Mootness Rumsfeld v. Padilla
Holding or rule used
Immediate-custodian and district-of-confinement defaults for core present physical custody, distinguished from subject-matter jurisdiction and non-core custody.
Material limitation
Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked modules. The actual custody, filing posture, respondent, district, circuit law, administrative record, continuing injury, merits, and relief remain separate where identified.
Official source and pinpoints
542 U.S. 426 (2004), 542 U.S. 434–47 & n.7: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-542/pdf/USREPORTS-542-426.pdf