Legal Opinion

Morris v. Woodford

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 6, 2001No. Nos. 99-99028, 01-71622PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Petition for Writ of Mandamus

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

More than a year ago, we granted a certificate of appealability (COA) on several issues raised by Petitioner Bruce Wayne Morris in this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 action but, in the interest of judicial economy, we remanded the case for an evidentiary hearing on certain of his claims. Morris v. Woodford, 229 F.3d 775, 781 (9th Cir.2000), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 121 S.Ct. 2238, 150 L.Ed.2d 227 (2001). For a variety of reasons, no hearing has yet taken place. The judicial economy that we sought to achieve has not materialized. Petitioner’s lawyers have…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Boyde v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Clarence Ray Allen v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of the California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  2. Donald Beardslee v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of the California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  3. John Espiredion Valerio v. Jackie Crawford, Director of the Department of Prisons E.K. McDaniel WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  4. People v. CastanedaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011
  5. United States v. Rejon TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016

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