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Type
Opinion
Author
Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen
Filed
April 29, 2026
Case
James Scott v. Ron Broomfield
Case status
Decided

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FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JAMES ROBERT SCOTT, No. 22-99000 Petitioner-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:03-cv-00978- v. ODW RONALD BROOMFIELD, Warden, California State Prison at San Quentin, OPINION Respondent-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court fo…

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