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DOW v. CIRCUIT COURT OF FIRST CIRCUIT

No. 92-15128.

995 F.2d 922 (1993)

Dwight O. DOW, Petitioner-Appellant, v. CIRCUIT COURT OF the FIRST CIRCUIT, through the Honorable Wendell K. HUDDY, Criminal Administrative Judge, et al., Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 10, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earle A. Partington, Partington & Foley, Honolulu, Hawaii, for petitioner-appellant.

Wallace W. Weatherwax, Deputy Pros. Atty., City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, for respondents-appellees.

Before: GOODWIN, TANG, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Dow appeals the denial of a writ of habeas corpus, 779 F.Supp. 139. The district court found that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain this petition, holding that mandatory class attendance does not amount to a severe restraint on an individual's liberty and that appellant is therefore not "in custody" within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). We reverse.

Appellant was convicted by a Hawaii state court...

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