Mark Collins v. James Salmonsen

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 27 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARK WILLIAM COLLINS, No. 22-35870

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:22-cv-00035-BMM-JTJ v.

JAMES SALMONSEN; AUSTIN MEMORANDUM*

KNUDSEN,

Respondents-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Brian M. Morris, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Submitted August 19, 2024** Portland, Oregon

Before: CHRISTEN and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges, and EZRA,*** District Judge.

Petitioner Mark Collins appeals the district court’s orders denying his

motion to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition

* 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). *** The Honorable David A. Ezra, United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii, sitting by designation. without prejudice. We…