4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 115 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Rumsfeld v. Padilla.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rumsfeld v. Padilla Anchor | green | “whenever a 2241 habeas petitioner seeks to challenge his present physical custody within the united states, he should name his warden as respondent and file the petition in the district of confinement.” | 88 |
| 2 | Fernando Fernandez v. United States | green | “section 2241 petitions may be brought only in the district court for the district in which the inmate is incarcerated.” | 15 |
| 3 | Fernando Fernandez v. United States | green | “may be brought only in the district court for the district in which the inmate is incarcerated.” | 8 |
| 4 | Öztürk v. Hyde | green | “the district court of a district in which is filed a case laying venue in the wrong division or district shall dismiss, or if it be in the interest of justice, transfer such case to any district or division in which it could have been brought.” | 4 |
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