Calderon v. Thompson

Supreme Court of the United States
Calderon v. Thompson, 521 U.S. 1140 (1997)
118 S. Ct. 16

Calderon v. Thompson

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 9th Cir. [Certiorari granted, ante, p. 1136.] The order granting the peti*1141tion for writ of certiorari is amended to read as follows: Motion of petitioner to proceed with 8Vz- by 11-inch paper granted. Motion of petitioner to expedite consideration granted. Petition for writ of mandamus denied. Treating the papers submitted as a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, certiorari granted limited to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the petition. In addition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: “Did the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, err in concluding that the three-judge panel ‘committed fundamental errors of law that would result in manifest injustice’ sufficient to justify recalling the mandate?”

Reference

Full Case Name
Calderon, Warden v. Thompson
Status
Published