What jurisdiction does a federal court have to dismiss an application for habeas corpus?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Ross v. Williams, 896 F.3d 958 (9th Cir. 2018):

We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 2253, and we review de novo a district courts dismissal of an application for a writ of habeas corpus. Jiminez v. Rice , 276 F.3d 478, 481 (9th Cir. 2001).

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