Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit January 14, 1985, 83-3512 (Richard Ellman Strahan v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General, State of Louisiana)

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

This appeal squarely poses the question of the application of Rule 9(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, 28 U.S.C.

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foil. § 2254, to a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.