The following excerpt is from Williams v. Cash, CASE NO. 11-CV-2234 BEN (WMc) (S.D. Cal. 2012):
The provisions of AEDPA, which amended 28 U.S.C. 2244, apply to petitions for writs of habeas corpus filed in federal court after April 24, 1996, AEDPA's effective date. Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. 320, 336 (1997). AEDPA applies to the instant Petition because it was filed on September 29, 2011.
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