The following excerpt is from Campbell v. Kincheloe, 829 F.2d 1453 (9th Cir. 1987):
A district court's decision on a petition for writ of habeas corpus is reviewed de novo. Chatman v. Marquez, 754 F.2d 1531, 1533-34 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 841, 106 S.Ct. 124, 88 L.Ed.2d 101 (1985).
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