Ashenafi Aberha v. Attorney General for the State of Nevada

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 4 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ASHENAFI G. ABERHA, No. 23-15267

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:20-cv-00524-LRH-CSD v.

BRIAN WILLIAMS, et al., MEMORANDUM*

Respondents-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Larry R. Hicks, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 2, 2025** San Francisco, California

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

Ashenafi Aberha appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of

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

§ 2253. “We review the denial of a Section 2254 habeas corpus petition de novo and

any underlying factual findings for clear error.” Patsalis v. Shinn, 47 F.4th 1092,

* 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.…