Hamilton v. Ayers

Volume 1 of 2 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MICHAEL ALLEN HAMILTON,  No. 06-99008 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v.  CV-F-90-00363- ROBERT L. AYERS, OWW-P Respondent-Appellee.  OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Oliver W. Wanger, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted January 20, 2009—Pasadena, California Filed September 18, 2009 Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, William A. Fletcher, and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Wardlaw 13575 HAMILTON v. AYERS 13581 COUNSEL Katherine…