Marchetti v. Bitterolf’s Empirical Analysis
968 F.2d 963 · 1992
Citation profile
24 federal appellate ·
Relationships
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Most-quoted passages
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“[H]abeas must be the exclusive federal remedy not just when a state prisoner requests the invalidation or reduction of his sentence, but whenever the requested relief requires as its predicate a determination that a sentence currently being served is invalid or unconstitutionally long.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Paine v. Ruffennach“[t]o determine the truth of these allegations, the district court would be required to determine whether the underlying conviction was valid. Under such circumstances, the district court must stay the civil rights action pending exhaustion of the prisoner's habeas corpus remedies.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[A] federal prisoner who contends that his conviction is invalid because it was obtained in violation of his constitutional rights must exhaust his habeas corpus remedies before he may prosecute an action for damages to redress the alleged violation of his civil rights.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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