Torres-Mejia

Torres-Mejia v. Howell

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 2, 202523-2344California737 words

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 2 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-2344 VICTOR TORRES-MEJIA, aka Victor Torrez-Mejia,* D.C. No. 2:18-cv-681 Petitioner-Appellee,

MEMORANDUM**

v.

JERRY HOWELL, Warden; ATTORNEY

GENERAL OF THE STATE OF

NEVADA,

Respondents-Appellants.

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

Submitted December 5, 2024*** San Francisco, California

Before: COLLINS, VANDYKE and MENDOZA, Circuit Judges.

* The Clerk is directed to correct the docket to reflect the correct spelling of Petitioner Torres-Mejia. ** 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). 1 Respondents appeal the district court’s grant of Petitioner Victor Torres-

Mejia’s habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We have jurisdiction pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2253 and review de novo a district court’s…

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