Henke

Henke v. Prosper

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135 F. App'x 989
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 24, 2005No. 04-56986California260 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner Frank Louis Henke appeals pro se the district court’s order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm.

Appellant contends that the state court erred in finding that prior knowledge of his status as a parolee was not required in order to retroactively justify the reasonableness of an otherwise illegal search. Appellant’s motions to supplement the opening brief, filed on February 18, and March 23, 2005, are granted.

Federal habeas review is precluded where the state has provided appellant “an opportunity for full and fair litigation of a Fourth Amendment claim.” Stone v. Powell, 428 U.S. 465, 482 , 96 S.Ct. 3037 , 49 L.Ed.2d 1067 (1976). Upon review of the record, we conclude that appellant took advantage of his opportunity to litigate this issue in state courts. See Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 891, 899 (9th Cir.1996).

There is no “clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States” regarding whether the existence of a parolee’s status renders reasonable a suspicionless search. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d)(1); Moreno v. Baca, 400 F.3d…

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