KEARNS v. TURNER

No. 87-1983.

837 F.2d 336 (1988)

John M. KEARNS, Appellant, v. C.A. TURNER, Warden, United States Medical Center, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Kearns, pro se.

Robin J. Aiken, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, Mo., for appellee.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns the temporary transfer of appellant John M. Kearns from federal custody to the custody of Missouri state authorities, for the purpose of sentencing on a state conviction. Kearns argues that the transfer violated the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (IAD), 18 U.S.C.App. § 2 (1982). The District Court1 dismissed his complaint without prejudice, and we affirm.

In 1981 Kearns was...

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