Legal Opinion
Troy A. Ashmus v. Jeanne Woodford, Acting Warden of California State Prison at San Quentin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 24, 2000No. 99-99007_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Troy A. Ashmus, a prisoner sentenced to death by the California state courts, filed a federal petition for habeas corpus on May 15, 1998. During Ashmus’ habeas proceeding, the State sought to avail itself of the procedural advantages of Chapter 154 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA). 1
Ashmus contested the State’s claim, and the district court issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the State from asserting Chapter 154 with respect to his petition. See Ashmus v. Calderon, 31 F.Supp.2d 1175 (N.D.Cal.1998) (order) (Ashmus II); see also…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Arizonans for Official English v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Demarest v. ManspeakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Calderon v. AshmusSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Campbell v. WoodCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Baker v. CorcoranCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Sandoval v. CalderonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Michael Jackson v. Arthur Calderon, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Spears v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Alfred Arthur Sandoval v. Arthur Calderon, Warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin, Alfred Arthur Sandoval v. Arthur Calderon, Warden of the California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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