Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit June 4, 2001, No. 99-16370; D.C. No. CV-98-0210 CW (Ramsey v. Yearwood)

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California state prisoner Tommy Lonnell Ramsey, Jr. (“Ramsey”) appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Section 2254”) habeas petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253. We review de novo (Morris v. Woodford, 229 F.3d 775, 778 (9th Cir.2000)), and we reverse and remand.