CHATMAN-BEY v. THORNBURGH

No. 84-5901.

864 F.2d 804 (1988)

Wilton CHATMAN-BEY, Appellant v. Richard THORNBURGH, Attorney General of the United States, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilton Chatman-Bey, pro se, was on the initial briefs for appellant.

Peter Buscemi, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, was on the supplemental briefs for appellant.

Nathan Dodell, Washington, D.C., for appellee. Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty.*, Michael W. Farrell, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., John C. Martin and Ina Strichartz, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, ROBINSON, MIKVA, EDWARDS, RUTH BADER GINSBURG, BORK, STARR, SILBERMAN, BUCKLEY, WILLIAMS, D.H. GINSBURG and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.

Concurrence in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, with whom Circuit Judge MIKVA joins.

STARR, Circuit Judge:

We agreed to hear this case en banc to consider a recurring issue in the administration of justice in this district, namely whether a federal prisoner, incarcerated outside the jurisdictional limits of the District of Columbia, can properly maintain an action...

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