Legal Opinion
Rondal R. Francis v. R.H. Rison, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1990No. 89-55009PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
Rondal Ray Francis, a federal prisoner, appeals the denial of his pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus. The district court dismissed Francis’ petition because it determined that Francis failed to exhaust available administrative remedies. The court did so without a hearing and without considering Francis’ excuses for failing to exhaust. We vacate and remand for further proceedings.
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Francis filed this petition challenging the lawfulness of the conditions of imprisonment rather than the lawfulness of the original conviction. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (1982); accord, Hajduk…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ruben Ramirez Sanchez v. H.G. Miller, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Marion, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Luchai Ruviwat v. William French Smith, Attorney General of the U.S. And Robert Christensen, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- William Junior Hughes v. Idaho State Board of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Ozzie Batchelor v. Hoyt C. Cupp, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, James Redden, Solicitor General, Walter L. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by102 opinions
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- Charles Harvey Joseph Franklin v. Dan Johnson, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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