Luis Gonzalas v. Jeremy Bean

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 12 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LUIS GONZALAS, No. 23-15292

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:17-cv-01653-RFB-EJY v.

JEREMY BEAN; et al., MEMORANDUM*

Respondents-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Richard F. Boulware II, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted July 10, 2024** San Francisco, California

Before: FRIEDLAND, MENDOZA, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

Luis Gonzalas, who was convicted of first-degree murder, appeals the denial

of his federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Under the

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”), we may not grant

relief unless the state court’s decision was (1) “contrary to, or involved an

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).…