United States Ninth Circuit

28 U.S.C. section 2244's one-year limitation period applies to all habeas petitions filed by persons in "custody pursuant to the judgement of a State court," even if the petition challenges an administrative decision rather than a state court judgment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/01/2004
• Decided 12/13/2004
• Published 12/13/2004

Judges

• TROTT, Circuit Judge:, Before: FERGUSON, TROTT, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anthony D. Bornstein, Assistant Federal Public Defender, for the petitioner/appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carolyn Alexander, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, OR, for the respondents/appellees.