EDWARD HOUSTON, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF PRISON TERMS, et al., Respondents.

No. CIV-06-1097 ALA HC.United States District Court, E.D. California.
December 19, 2007

ORDER
ARTHUR ALARCON, Circuit Judge

The parties are directed to file, on or before December 31, 2007, simultaneous briefs consisting of no more than 7 pages, discussing the following issues:

(1) What is the applicability, if any, of Irons v. Carey, 479 F.3d 658 (9th Cir. 2007) to the question whether Petitioner is entitled to habeas relief on his claim that denial of his parole application violated due process?

(2) Is a District Court required to grant habeas relief on the basis of the law of the Ninth Circuit when that law does not represent “clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States,” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1)?

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