Legal Opinion
Ashmus v. Calderon
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 14, 1996No. C 96-1533 TEHPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER
THELTON E. HENDERSON, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This case concerns the applicability of Title I of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“Act”), Pub.L. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214, to the State of California. Plaintiffs 1 contend that California has failed to comply with the Act’s so-called “opt-in” provisions, as set forth in the newly created Chapter 154 of the Judicial Code. Accordingly, plaintiffs contend, the expedited review and other provisions of Chapter 154 do not, and cannot, apply to petitions brought under 28 U.S.C. §…
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Calderon v. AshmusSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Arthur Calderon, Warden v. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Robert Henry Nicolaus, Real-Party-In-InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Mata v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Mata v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Hill v. ButterworthDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1996
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