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HARRIS v. SUPERIOR CT. OF ST. OF CAL., CTY. OF LOS ANGELES

Nos. 72-2849, 72-2852.

500 F.2d 1124 (1974)

Paul HARRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA For the COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, and Peter Pitchess, Sheriff of Los Angeles County, Co-Respondents, The STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Real Party in Interest, Appellees. Fawn HARRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA For the COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, and Peter Pitchess, Sheriff of Los Angeles, County, Co-Respondents, The PEOPLE of the State of California, Real Party in Interest, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Korn (argued), Sherman Oaks, Cal., for petitioners-appellants.

Michael Buzzell, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for real party in interest, appellees.

Before CHAMBERS, MERRILL, KOELSCH, BROWNING, DUNIWAY, ELY, HUFSTEDLER, WRIGHT, TRASK, CHOY, GOODWIN, WALLACE and SNEED, Circuit Judges:

OPINION

DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

It is the practice of the Supreme Court of California, when it denies a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, to enter a very brief order, usually, as in these cases, merely stating "Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus denied." A postal card notice, reciting the denial, is then sent to the petitioner. Such orders are generally referred to as "postcard denials."1 In many cases a California prisoner...

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