Severson

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 1 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LARRY SEVERSON, Nos. 23-3187 & 23-3247 D.C. No. Petitioner-Appellant & Cross-Appellee, 1:20-CV-00429-REP v.

RUSSELL ROSS, Warden of the Idaho State MEMORANDUM* Correctional Center, et al.,

Respondents-Appellees & Cross-Appellants,

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Intervenor.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho Raymond E. Patricco, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 4, 2025 Portland, Oregon

Before: M. SMITH, NGUYEN, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Larry Severson was convicted of poisoning and murdering his wife,

Mary. Following direct appeal and requests for post-conviction relief, Severson

petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus. The magistrate judge denied

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. his petition but issued a certificate of…