The following excerpt is from Lucky v. Calderon, 86 F.3d 923 (9th Cir. 1996):
A denial of a petition for habeas corpus is reviewed de novo. Riley v. Deeds, 56 F.3d 1117, 1119 (9th Cir.1995). We hold that the same standard applies to a summary dismissal of a petition for lack of jurisdiction.
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