In Re Leonel Morales, Relator v. the State of Texas

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• holding that a petitioner waived issues not specifically raised and argued in an opening brief
• holding that a petitioner waived issues not specifically raised and argued in an opening brief
• recognizing that issues not specifically raised and argued in a party’s opening brief are waived
• concluding that petitioner waived any challenge to an issue that was not argued in his opening brief
• recognizing that issues not specifically raised and argued in a party’s opening brief are waived
• holding that “this court will not ordinarily consider matters ‘that are not specifically and distinctly argued in appellant’s opening brief’” (quoting Koerner v. Grigas, 328 F.3d 1039,1048 (9th Cir. 2003))

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