The following excerpt is from Bogarin v. Hatton, Case No.: 16cv2793-BTM (MSB) (S.D. Cal. 2019):
28 U.S.C. 2254(d). Section 2254(d) is a threshold requirement, and even if it is satisfied, or does not apply, a petitioner must still show a federal constitutional violation occurred in order to obtain relief. Fry v. Pliler, 551 U.S. 112, 119-22 (2007).
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