Alotaibi

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 12 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MAZEN ALOTAIBI, No. 24-2523 D.C. No. Petitioner - Appellant, 2:21-cv-01281-GMN-BNW v. MEMORANDUM*

NETHANJAH BREITENBACH;

CHARLES DANIELS; LOVELOCK

CORRECTIONAL CENTER,

Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Gloria M. Navarro, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 20, 2025 San Jose, California

Before: SCHROEDER and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges, and SCHREIER, District Judge.**

A jury convicted Petitioner, Mazen Alotaibi, on multiple counts of sexual

assault and lewdness. He appeals the denial of his habeas corpus petition, brought

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Karen E. Schreier, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota, sitting by designation. under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging ineffective assistance of…