Legal Opinion
Belgarde v. Montana
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1997No. 96-35447PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Gilbert Belgarde appeals pro se the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the State of Montana, et al., in his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus. While we hold that Belgarde’s constitutional claims are meritless, we write to emphasize that the district court properly exercised jurisdiction over Belgarde’s habeas petition.
Factual and Procedural Background
Gilbert Belgarde was involved in a single-car accident on August 12, 1992, in which his vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier and guardrail at the end of a dead-end street. As a result…
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