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JOHN C. MOORE, JR.,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v.
JAMES S. HAVILAND, Warden,
Respondent-Appellant.


No. 07-3380

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland.
No. 04-00242—Lesley Brooks Wells, District Judge.
Argued: March 18, 2008
Decided and Filed: July 15, 2008
Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge; ROGERS, Circuit Judge; SHADUR, District Judge.

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OPINION
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SHADUR, District Judge. James Haviland, in his capacity as Warden, appeals the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to John Moore (“Moore”) by the district court. In the underlying state criminal proceedings that have given rise to Moore’s federal habeas action, he sought to represent himself at trial, but his request was never resolved and he was convicted while represented by appointed counsel. After his conviction was upheld on appeal in the state system, he then turned to the federal courts and was awarded a grant of conditional habeas relief. We affirm the judgment of the district court that did so.