NETTLES v. GROUNDS

Nos. 12-16935, 13-15050.

788 F.3d 992 (2015)

Damous D. NETTLES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Randy GROUNDS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. Matta Juan Santos, Petitioner-Appellant, v. K. Holland and Jeffrey Beard, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 28, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monica Knox (argued), Assistant Federal Defender; Heather Williams , Federal Defender, Sacramento, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant Damous D. Nettles.

Peggy Sasso (argued), Assistant Federal Defender; Heather Williams , Federal Defender, Fresno, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant Matta Juan Santos.

Andrew R. Woodrow (argued), Deputy Attorney General; Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General of California; Jennifer A. Neill , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Phillip J. Lindsay , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for Respondent-Appellee Randy Grounds, Warden.

Amy Daniel (argued), Deputy Attorney General; Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General of California; Jennifer A. Neill , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Jessica N. Blonien , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for Respondents-Appellees K. Holland and Jeffrey Beard.

Before: SANDRA S. IKUTA, N. RANDY SMITH, and MARY H. MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

The two appeals consolidated in this opinion require us to identify the appropriate standard for determining whether a claim is cognizable under the federal habeas statute.1 Applying Skinner v. Switzer, we conclude that a claim...

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