TOOMEY v. CLARK

No. 87-4350.

876 F.2d 1433 (1989)

Patricia Gayle TOOMEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Sue CLARK, Superintendent of the Washington State Corrections Center at Purdy; Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General of the State of Washington, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy K. Ford, Seattle, Wash., for petitioner-appellant.

Linda A. Dalton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., John M. Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Corrections, Olympia, Wash., for respondents-appellees.

Before WRIGHT, TANG and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Patricia Gayle Toomey, a Washington prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of her habeas corpus petition without an evidentiary hearing. She contends that the juvenile court's consideration of her pregnancy in its decision to decline jurisdiction violated her equal protection rights. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Washington charged 16-year-old Toomey with first degree felony murder and conspiracy to commit robbery...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases