Ninth Circuit
Souliotes, George A. vs. Anthony Hedgpeth (2010)
Court:
Ninth Circuit
Counsel:
Innocence Network by Cooley LLP
Case Number:
06-CV-0667
Position: Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc.
Issues:
New Evidence of Innocence
Goldstein v. Van de Kamp (2007)
Court:
Ninth Circuit
Counsel:
Innocence Network, NACDL, State NACDL affiliates, various Public Defenders
Position: Administrator of prosecutor's office should not be shielded by absolute immunity from suit for failure to implement procedures to ensure compliance with Brady v. Maryland.
Van Buskirk, Mark Steven v. Baldwin (2001)
Court:
Ninth Circuit
Counsel:
Northern Cal. Innocence Project (by Morrison & Foerster)
Case Number:
00-35640
Position: Imposing a "due diligence" requirement on a defendant's actual Innocence claim is impermissible when actual Innocence is raised as a gateway claim for federal habeas relief under Schlup v. Delo.
Issues:
Actual Innocence
