Legal Opinion
Abraham v. Marshall
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2008No. 07-55985PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
California state prisoner Alan Abraham appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review de novo a district court’s decision to deny a § 2254 petition, see Sass v. Cal. Bd. of Prison Terms, 461 F.3d 1123, 1126 (9th Cir.2006), and we affirm.
We reject as foreclosed the State’s contention that there is no federally protected liberty interest in parole release in California. See id. at 1127-28. We also reject the State’s contention that a Certificate of Appealability is required for…
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- Gary Paul Cassett v. Terry L. Stewart, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Brian Sass v. California Board of Prison Terms Attorney General of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Miguel Rosas v. James NielsenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
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