--- title: "Sugarman v. Pitzer" citation: "170 F.3d 1145 (D.C. Cir. 1999) (per curiam)" authority_id: "AUTH-CADC-SUGARMAN-170-F3D-1145" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_dc_circuit" precedential_status: "binding_in_cadc" official_url: "https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/1999/04/98-5522a.txt" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-CADC-SUGARMAN-170-F3D-1145/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Sugarman v. Pitzer ## Holdings used - A federal prisoner appealing denial of a ยง 2241 petition does not need a COA. ## Material limitation Binding only in the D.C. Circuit and only for the bounded procedural postures in the linked claims. Official court-hosted opinion text and public full-text mirror reviewed. The holding is limited to federal-process custody and must be read with Madley's D.C. Superior Court distinction. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run. ## Official source and pinpoints 170 F.3d 1145 (D.C. Cir. 1999) (per curiam), 170 F.3d 1146: ## Linked claims - `CLM-CIRDC-002` ## Used in - [D.C. Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/dc-circuit.md)