How have courts interpreted the custody requirement under the habeas corpus statute?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Moore v. Nelson, 270 F.3d 789 (9th Cir. 2001):
Id.; see also Hensley v. Municipal Court , 411 U.S. 345, 351 (1973) ("The custody requirement of the habeas corpus statute is designed to preserve the writ of habeas corpus as a remedy for severe restraints on individual liberty.").
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