Kevin Woodruff v. Alameda County Superior Court

85 F.3d 639 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kevin WOODRUFF, Petitioner-Appellant, v. ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, Respondent-Appellee. No. 95-16900. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 30, 1996. * Decided May 6, 1996. Before: BROWNING, REINHARDT, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Kevin Woodruff, a California state pretrial detainee, appeals pro se the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition claiming his pretrial bail of $100,000 violates the Due Process Clause and the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against excessive bail. He contends his bail is excessive in light of his community ties, employment, and lack of violent criminal history; the absence of danger to state's witnesses, who are incarcerated; the lower bail set for a codefendant; the length of his detention; and the weakness of the evidence supporting the charges of assault with a deadly weapon, armed robbery, attempted armed robbery,…