Vanessa Rodriguez v. Ryan Thornell

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 25 2025

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

VANESSA LYNN RODRIGUEZ, No. 22-16297 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 4:20-cv-00068-DTF v. RYAN THORNELL, Director, Arizona MEMORANDUM* Department of Corrections; ATTORNEY

GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF

ARIZONA,

Respondents-Appellees,

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona D. Thomas Ferraro, Magistrate Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted September 12, 2024 Phoenix, Arizona

Before: RAWLINSON and COLLINS, Circuit Judges, and FITZWATER,** District Judge.

Petitioner Vanessa Lynn Rodriguez appeals from the district court’s denial

of her petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging her convictions in Arizona

state court for armed robbery, aggravated robbery, and kidnapping. Rodriguez

contends that she is entitled to habeas relief on the ground that her defense counsel

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The…