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Bean v. Matteucci
District court erred in denying petitioner's habeas petition based on 'Younger v. Harris' abstention grounds because irreparable harm exception applied. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Jan. 21, 2021
Hooper v. Shinn
Arizona Supreme Court did not unreasonably apply clearly established law in concluding that defendant failed to show that disclosure of witness benefits violated defendant's due process rights. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Jan. 11, 2021
Christian v. Thomas
United States Supreme Court decision in 'McCoy v. Louisiana' has not been made to apply retroactively to cases on collateral review. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Dec. 15, 2020
In re Von Staich
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation acted with deliberate indifference to the risk of petitioner contracting COVID-19 by failing to implement measures to permit physical distancing between inmates. 		Prisoners' Rights 1DCA/2 Oct. 22, 2020
Chades v. Hill
Petitioner's application for leave to file a second or successive habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 2244(b)(1) was denied. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Oct. 1, 2020
In re Hampton
Where appellate counsel fails to raise significant and obvious issue, failure will generally be considered deficient performance. 		Prisoners' Rights 3DCA May 4, 2020
May v. Ryan
Petitioner's lawyer did not render ineffective assistance by failing to object to resumption of jury deliberations after trial court declared mistrial. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Mar. 30, 2020
Milam v. Harrington
District court erred by refusing to consider petitioner's mental impairment as cause of untimely filing of habeas petition simply because he was represented by counsel. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Mar. 26, 2020
Harris v. Harris
Dismissals for refusal to exercise supplemental jurisdiction, failure to serve, and quasi-judicial immunity are not grounds giving rise to strikes under the Prison Litigation Reform Act. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Aug. 22, 2019
In re Rigsby
A prisoner possesses items in his cell when he has knowledge of the items and the items are located in an area accessible to all prisoners residing in that cell. 		Prisoners' Rights 5DCA Aug. 21, 2019
Valdez v. Montgomery
Supreme Court 60-day 'benchmark' excludes equitable tolling for habeas petitioner who could not show 'good cause' for waiting year between filing state habeas petitions. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Mar. 15, 2019
Hurles v. Ryan
Intervening Supreme Court authority that ineffective assistance of appellate counsel cannot excuse procedural default of habeas claim renders petitioner's claim unviable. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Feb. 4, 2019
Shorter v. Baca
Judgment reversed and remanded where defendant is entitled to new trial because evidence failed to show that defendant received requisite procedural forms to challenge mental health classification. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Jul. 17, 2018
Tamplin v. Muniz
Sixth Amendment violation 'complete' when trial court denies defendant's request to represent himself; such violation not cured by subsequent 'acquiescence' of defendant. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Jul. 9, 2018
In re Jenson
Penal Code Section 3051, created by Senate Bill 260 and ensuring meaningful change at parole release for youth offenders, supersedes competing section requiring application of in-prison offense terms. 		Prisoners' Rights 2DCA/3 Jun. 8, 2018
Fuqua v. Ryan
Prison inmate who brings action relating to prison's conditions under federal law exhausts administrative remedies by engaging in and completing prison's disciplinary appeal process. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th May 21, 2018
Soto v. Unknown Sweetman
42 U.S.C. Section 1983 claim accrues when plaintiff knows or has reason to know of the injury that forms the basis of the action. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Feb. 12, 2018
Vega v. U.S.
Dismissal of new Bivens claims alleging that private defendants violated constitutional rights of plaintiff affirmed where plaintiff has alternative remedies. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Feb. 8, 2018
In re Robinson
Civil detainees not entitled to return of confiscated contraband, particular where it is confiscated for safety concerns. 		Prisoners' Rights 5DCA Jan. 11, 2018
Tharpe v. Sellers
Racist statements by juror in sworn affidavit mandates reconsideration of whether juror's presence prejudiced murder defendant. 		Prisoners' Rights USSC Jan. 9, 2018
Rowland v. Chappell
Tardy retention of expert during penalty phase constitutes deficient assistance of trial counsel but does not warrant reversal of convictions in absence of prejudice. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Dec. 7, 2017
U.S. v. Brown
In issue of first impression, inmate serving federal sentence remains under 'custody of the Attorney General' when he is held at state-run institution pursuant to writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Nov. 22, 2017
Williams v. King
Magistrate judge erroneously dismisses civil rights complaint where not all named parties in complaint consented to have case be decided by magistrate. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Nov. 10, 2017
Sanders v. Cullen
Defendant convicted of first-degree murders stemming from 1980 robbery unsuccessful in obtaining relief from denial of petition of writ of habeas corpus. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Oct. 16, 2017
Kirkpatrick v. Chappell
Order finding that habeas petitioner waived claims vacated where evidence fails to show that habeas petitioner did so 'knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently.' 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Oct. 11, 2017
Entler v. Gregoire
Prisoner's First Amendment retaliation claims are actionable where Prisoner's threats to sue are protected under the First Amendment. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Oct. 9, 2017
Jackson v. Fong
Plaintiff who was a prisoner at time he filed suit but who was not a prisoner at time of his operative complaint is not subject to exhaustion defense. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Sep. 1, 2017
Andrews v. Davis
In superseding opinion Ninth Circuit again rejects habeas prisoner's ineffective assistance of counsel claim, resulting in reversal of district court’s grant of relief on that issue. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Aug. 2, 2017
Clabourne v. Ryan
Order 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Aug. 2, 2017
Harris v. Mangum
Court properly declined to evaluate pro se inmate’s competence where inmate had no interest in litigation that could have been protected by requested appointment. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Jul. 19, 2017
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