Legal Opinion
Contreras v. Schiltgen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1997No. 96-15577PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.
Jose Contreras appeals the district court’s dismissal of his habeas corpus petition for lack of jurisdiction. The district court granted a certificate of probable cause, and we have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. Because Contreras’ petition was filed prior to April 24, 1996, this appeal is unaffected by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214. See Jeffries v. Wood, 114 F.3d 1484, 1499 (9th Cir.1997) (en banc); accord Lindh v. Murphy, - U.S. -, 117 S.Ct. 2059, 138 L.Ed.2d 481 (1997). We review the district…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Maleng v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Trevor Drakes v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- United States v. John P. SkandierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Jose Contreras v. Ted Schiltgen, District Director Immigration and Naturalization Service United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Edward E. ALLEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF OREGON, Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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