The following excerpt is from Allen v. Bunnell, 891 F.2d 736 (9th Cir. 1989):
District court decisions on habeas corpus petitions are reviewed de novo. Grooms v. Keeney, 826 F.2d 883, 885 (9th Cir.1987); Weygandt v. Ducharme, 774 F.2d 1491, 1492 (9th Cir.1985).
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