Schiavo habeas denial [US DC] News
Schiavo habeas denial [US DC]

Schiavo v. The Honorable George W. Greer, et al., United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Tampa Division, Judge James S. Moody, March 18, 2005 [ruling denying petition for temporary injunction and petition for a writ of habeas corpus]. Excerpt:

The fact that Petitioners have exhausted their state court appellate options without success does not provide this Court with jurisdiction over this matter. Therefore, the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus is denied…

Having reviewed the Petition, the Court finds that there is not a substantial likelihood that Petitioners will prevail on their federal constitutional claims. Accordingly, Petitioners' Emergency Petition for Temporary Injunction is denied.

Read the full text of the emergency petition for temporary injunction and writ for habeas corpus here [PDF]. Read the full text of the federal court order here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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