Legal Opinion
Mitchell Thomas Blazak, Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. James R. Ricketts, Donald Wawrzaszek, Respondents-Appellants-Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1992No. 91-16549, 91-16562PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal and cross-appeal from a grant of habeas corpus by the district court in a death penalty case. We sua sponte have considered whether we have jurisdiction to consider this appeal, see Collins v. Miller, 252 U.S. 364, 366, 40 S.Ct. 347, 348, 64 L.Ed. 616 (1920), and whether we should remand this case because of prudential concerns for judicial finality and efficiency. We find that the grant of habeas corpus was a final judgment ripe for immediate review.
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In 1988, Petitioner Mitchell Blazak filed a second amended habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.1 The petition…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. RisjordSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- William Phifer v. Warden, United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Mitchell Thomas Blazak, Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. James R. Ricketts, Donald Wawrzaszek, Respondents-Ap Pellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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