What is the test for establishing a "clearly established" state law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Oregel v. Hassna, 57 F.3d 1077 (9th Cir. 1995):
3 To determine whether the law was "clearly established", we review "all available decisional law including decisions of state courts, other circuits, and district courts." Vaughan v. Ricketts, 859 F.2d 736, 739 (9th Cir. 1988) (quotation omitted), cert. denied, 490 U.S. 1012 (1989).
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