United States Ninth Circuit

Magistrate judges are authorized to issue certificates of appealability, and a habeas petitioner's claim for relief is procedurally defaulted.

Appellate Information

• Argued Array
• Decided 07/18/2003
• Published 07/18/2003

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge., Before B. FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David Ness, Assistant Federal Defender, Helena, MT, Darla J. Mondou, Marana, AZ, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carol E. Schmidt, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, MT, for the respondent-appellee.