Raul Quiroz v. Christian Pfeiffer

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 20 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RAUL BECERRA QUIROZ, No. 21-56044

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:14-cv-07826-JAK-GJS v.

CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, Warden, Warden MEMORANDUM* of Kern Valley State Prison, Delano Substituted for Martin D Biter,

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California John A. Kronstadt, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 6, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: W. FLETCHER and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges, and MÁRQUEZ,** District Judge.

Petitioner Raul Quiroz appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition

for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his convictions for

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Rosemary Márquez, United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, sitting by designation. first-degree murder and being a felon in possession…