Bai

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 3 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

XIAO YE BAI, No. 23-2216

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:20-cv-2042-KJD-NJK

v.

MEMORANDUM*

BRIAN WILLIAMS, et al.,

Respondents-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Kent J. Dawson, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 1, 2025** San Francisco, CA

Before: HURWITZ, KOH, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

Xiao Ye Bai (“Bai”) appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C.

§ 2254 habeas corpus petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291

and 2253. Relief on a § 2254 habeas claim is not warranted unless:

adjudication of the claim (1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as

* 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.…