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Christeson v. Roper, No. 14-6873 (U.S. Supreme Court) (575 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 891) (January 20, 2015) (Per Curiam) by OVERVIEW: HOLDINGS: [1]-Petitioner's motion to substitute habeas counsel was improperly denied where his appointed attorneys had missed the filing deadline for filing his first habeas petition, petitioner's best argument for …

Downs v. Lape, No. 09-4723-pr (2nd Cir.) (657 F.3d 97) (September 14, 2011) (Judge Raymond J. Jr. Lohier) by In an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying petitioner's application for habeas relief brought on the ground that his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial was violated …

Nunes v. Ashcroft, No. 02-55613 (9th Cir.) (375 F.3d 810) (July 8, 2004) (Per Curiam) by

Nunes v. Ashcroft, No. 02-55613 (9th Cir.) (348 F.3d 815) (October 7, 2003) (Judge Ronald B. Leighton) by After the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed an order removing petitioner alien because his state burglary conviction was an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(G), he petitioned for a writ of …

Vincent v. Jones, No. 00-2441 (9th Cir.) (292 F.3d 506) (June 6, 2002) (Judge Joseph M. Hood) by Petitioner, who had been convicted in a Michigan state court of first-degree murder, filed a habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C.S. § 2254 in the United States District Court for the …