Category Archives: Habeas Corpus

Creativity fails to save appeal from dismissal for lack of jurisdiction

When is a petition for writ of habeas corpus not a petition for writ of habeas corpus? Well, under the circumstances of Jeffredo v. Macarro, case no. 08-55037  (9th Cir. Dec. 22, 2009), for one:
The Pechanga Band of the Luiseño Mission Indians (“Pechanga Tribe”) disenrolled a number of its members (“Appellants”) for failing to prove [...]

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