Medley

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 13 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

THEODORA MEDLEY, No. 24-1908 D.C. No. Petitioner - Appellant, 5:21-cv-00937-DOC-MAR v.

MEMORANDUM*

JEFF MACOMBER,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California David O. Carter, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 18, 2026** El Centro, California

Before: TALLMAN and OWENS, Circuit Judges, and MONTENEGRO, District Judge.***

Petitioner Theodora Medley (“Medley”) appeals the district court’s denial of

her petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We have

* 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 Ruth Bermudez Montenegro, United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, sitting by designation. jurisdiction under 28…