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SCHLANGER V. SEAMANS, 401 U. S. 487 (1971)
401 U. S. 487U.S. Supreme Court
Schlanger v. Seamans, 401 U.S. 487 (1971)
Schlanger v. Seamans
No. 5481
Argued February 22, 1971
Decided March 23, 1971
401 U.S. 487
Syllabus
The District Court for the District of Arizona did not have jurisdiction to entertain a habeas corpus application by an Air Force enlisted man in Arizona on temporary duty orders, as no custodian, neither the commanding officer at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia nor anyone in the chain of command, was a resident of Arizona. Pp. 401 U. S. 488-492.
Affirmed.
DOUGLAS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BURGER, C.J.,and BLACK, BRENNAN, WHITE, MARSHALL, and BLACKMUN, JJ., joined. HARLAN, J., concurred in the result. STEWART, J., dissented.