128 F. Supp. 2d 249 - Mattis v. Vaughn’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate ·

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1. “(d) An application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court shall not be granted with respect to any claim that was adjudicated on the merits in State court proceedings unless the adjudication of the claim- (1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of,, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or (2) resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Lambert v. Blackwell · 304 F. Supp. 2d 652 - Wilson v. Vaughn

2. “Section 2254(c), in fact, directs federal courts to consider whether a habeas petitioner has “the right under the law of the state to raise, by any available procedure, the question presented.” The exhaustion doctrine, in other words, turns on an inquiry into what procedures are “available” under state law. In sum, there is nothing in the exhaustion doctrine requiring federal courts to ignore a state law or rule providing that a given procedure is not available. We hold today only that the creation of a discretionary review system does not, without more, make review in the Illinois Supreme Court unavailable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 243 F. Supp. 2d 296 - Bowen v. Blaine

3. “[T]he interests of comity would be greatly disserved by ignoring the pronouncements of state supreme courts that they see no need for prisoners to petition them for discretionary review before the prisoners can seek federal habeas corpus relief ... From the beginning, the purpose of the exhaustion doctrine has been to demonstrate respect for the state courts. Disregarding a state supreme court’s explicit attempt to control its docket and to decline the comity extended to it by the federal court goes against the very purpose of the exhaustion doctrine and obliterates the concept of comity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 175 F. Supp. 2d 776 - Lambert v. Blackwell