The following excerpt is from Blazak v. Ricketts, 1 F.3d 891 (9th Cir. 1993):
As to the merits of the appeal, a district court's decision on a petition for writ of habeas corpus is reviewed de novo. Lincoln v. Sunn, 807 F.2d 805, 808 (9th Cir.1987).
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