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JAMES v. WHITLEY

No. 93-3262.

39 F.3d 607 (1994)

Nolan JAMES, Petitioner-Appellee, v. John WHITLEY, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, and Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, State of Louisiana, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 9, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Patricia Jones, Julie A. Collins, Kathleen E. Petersen, Asst. Attys. Gen., Baton Rouge, LA, Donald D. Candell, Gonzales, LA, for appellants.

Nolan James, pro se.

Hillar C. Moore, Prof. Paul R. Baier, Baton Rouge, LA, Alan J. Robert, Gonzales, LA, for appellee.

Before WISDOM, KING, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Respondents John Whitley, Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, and Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General of the State of Louisiana (collectively "the State"), appeal the district court's grant of a writ of habeas corpus to petitioner Nolan James. James presented eight claims in his federal habeas petition. The district court granted relief on James's equal protection claim, which alleged discrimination in the selection of the foreman...

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