WILLIAMS v. JOHNSON

No. 07-56127.

840 F.3d 1006 (2016)

Tara Sheneva WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Deborah K. JOHNSON, Warden of the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Amended October 21, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt David Hermansen , Law Office of Kurt David Hermansen, San Diego, California, and Steven M. Klepper , Kramon & Graham, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General of California, Gerald Engler , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Xiomara Costello and Stephanie C. Brenan , Deputy Attorneys General, Los Angeles, California, for Respondent-Appellee.

Robin E Wechkin , Sidley Austin LLP, Seattle, Washington; Timothy J. Simeone and John R. Grimm , Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

John T. Philipsborn and Stephen K. Dunkle , Sacramento, California; Timothy J. Simeone , John R. Grimm , Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

Dissent by Judge Reinhardt


ORDER

The unopposed motion for leave to file an amicus brief is GRANTED. With this amendment the petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc is DENIED. Fed. R. App. P. 35. The conclusion of Judge Reinhardt's dissenting opinion is amended as follows:

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