Lotches

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 12 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ERNEST N. LOTCHES, No. 24-2652 D.C. No. Petitioner - Appellant, 6:14-cv-00369-MO v.

MEMORANDUM*

JEFF PREMO, as Superintendent, Oregon State Prison,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Michael W. Mosman, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted August 19, 2025** Portland, Oregon

Before: CALLAHAN and MENDOZA, Circuit Judges, and SNOW, District Judge.***

Ernest Lotches appeals the district court’s order denying his 28 U.S.C.

* 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. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable G. Murray Snow, United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, sitting by designation. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus following his criminal conviction

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