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Robert Frederick Garceau v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of San Quentin State Prison
Citations: 399 F.3d 1101; 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 3578; 2005 WL 486990Docket: 99-99022
Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; March 3, 2005; Federal Appellate Court
The case involves Robert Frederick Garceau, the petitioner-appellant, against Jeanne S. Woodford, the warden of San Quentin State Prison, as the respondent-appellee. It was argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and stems from a remand by the United States Supreme Court, which reversed a previous judgment and instructed the Ninth Circuit to evaluate the implications of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 on this case. Following supplemental briefs and oral arguments, Garceau died on December 29, 2004. His death made the case moot, leading the court to conclude that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed on those grounds. Consequently, the Ninth Circuit remanded the case to the district court with clear instructions to dismiss the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.