Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel July 25, 1980 (Transportation of Federal Prisoners to State Courts Pursuant to Writs of Habeas Corpus)

Transportation of Federal Prisoners to State Courts

Pursuant to Writs of Habeas Corpus

T h e A tto rn e y G en eral needs no specific s ta tu to ry a u th o riz a tio n in o rd e r to su rre n d e r

c u sto d y o f a federal p riso n er to sta te au th o ritie s for tra n sp o rta tio n to a sta te c o u rt

p u rsu an t to a w rit o f h abeas co rp u s, an d no federal sta tu te p ro h ib its it.