The following excerpt is from Aponte v. Gomez, 993 F.2d 705 (9th Cir. 1993):
The district court's denial of a habeas petition is reviewed de novo. McSherry v. Block, 880 F.2d 1049, 1051 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 111 S.Ct. 1404, 113 L.Ed.2d 459 (1991).
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