Lonnie Ray Wiseman v. Patti Wachtendorf, Warden, et al.
HabeasCorpus
Whether the Eighth Circuit erred in refusing to order the government to produce a writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum
QUESTIONS PRESENTED () Whether the Eighth Circuit erred in refusing to order the government to produce a writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum—as the Tenth Circuit did in similar circumstances—when the government represented a writ existed, but did not provide the document to the court, and the existence of a writ is the most important factor in the question of primary jurisdiction? (2) Whether the State of Arkansas waived primary custody by transferring an individual to federal custody without a writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum, or alternatively, if a writ was issued, by allowing an individual to be “on loan” for several years? (8) Whether the failure to appoint counsel before the district court in a case involving complex legal issues regarding primary custody and a complicated, unclear factual record requires reversal?