--- title: "Ex parte Endo" citation: "323 U.S. 283 (1944)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-EX-PARTE-ENDO-323-US-283" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-323/pdf/USREPORTS-323-283.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-EX-PARTE-ENDO-323-US-283/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Ex parte Endo ## Holding or rule used Postfiling transfer did not defeat properly acquired habeas jurisdiction where a respondent within the district retained authority to effect release. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked modules. The actual custody, filing posture, respondent, district, circuit law, administrative record, continuing injury, merits, and relief remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 323 U.S. 283 (1944), 323 U.S. 304–07: ## Used in - [28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Filing, Custodian, District, and Administrative Exhaustion](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2241-filing-jurisdiction-respondent-and-exhaustion.md) - [BOP Designation, Sentence Commencement, Aggregation, and Prior-Custody Credit](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/designation-sentence-computation-and-prior-custody-credit.md) - [BOP Administrative Remedies, § 2241 Review, APA Limits, and Mootness](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/administrative-remedies-and-judicial-review.md)