The following excerpt is from Castillo v. Hatton, Case No. 1:18-cv-00251-LJO-JDP (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2019):
2. This provides another basis to deny petitioner's third claim. Conclusory allegations not supported by a statement of specific facts are insufficient to state a claim for a constitutional violation warranting federal habeas relief. See James v. Borg, 24 F.3d 20, 26 (9th Cir. 1994).
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