Viscotti

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOHN LOUIS VISCIOTTI,  Nos. 99-99031 Petitioner-Appellee- 99-99032 Cross-Appellant, D.C. No. v.  CV-97-04591-R Central District JILL BROWN, Warden, of California State Prison at San Quentin,* of California, Respondent-Appellant- Los Angeles Cross-Appellee.  ORDER

ON REMAND FROM THE

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

Filed May 9, 2005

Before: Harry Pregerson, A. Wallace Tashima, and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

Given the facts, the circumstances, and the record in this case, we deny Petitioner’s Motion for Oral Argument on Post Remand Briefing and remand this case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Woodford v. Visciotti, 537 U.S. 19 (2002). We express no opinion on any of the arguments offered by the parties in their post-remand briefing, as the

*Jill Brown is substituted for Jeanne Woodford, her predecessor as Warden of San Quentin State Prison. See Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2).

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