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HUNTER v. AYERS

No. 01-17557.

336 F.3d 1007 (2003)

Joseph Scott HUNTER, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Robert L. AYERS, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 18, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Carrasco, Deputy Attorney General of the State of California, Sacramento, CA, for the appellant.

Joseph Scott Hunter, Corcoran, CA, appearing pro se.

Before KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and REED, District Judge.

OPINION

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue in this case is whether a change in California parole regulations was unconstitutionally retroactive. The district court concluded that it was, and we agree.

Facts

Hunter had been convicted of rape and related serious crimes and began serving a 39-year sentence in 1981. Prisoners in most penal systems get "good time," which means time deducted from their term of incarceration for good behavior...

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