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Parties Involved:
Elden Benda
Petitioner
K. Mendoza-Powers
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELDEN BENDA,

Petitioner, No. CIV-06-1044 ALA HC

vs.

K. MENDOZA-POWERS, 

Respondent. ORDER

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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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DATED: December 19, 2007

/s/ Arthur L. Alarcón 

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

Sitting by Designation

Case 1:06-cv-01044-ALA Document 16 Filed 12/19/07 Page 1 of 1