Sjoberg

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 25 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

THOMAS JUSTIN SJOBERG, No. 25-1565 D.C. No. Petitioner - Appellee, 3:20-cv-00322-ART-CLB v. MEMORANDUM*

JOHN HENLEY; CHARLES

DANIELS; Mr. AARON DARNELL FORD Esquire,

Respondents - Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Anne R. Traum, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 12, 2026 Las Vegas, Nevada

Before: BENNETT and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges, and EZRA, District Judge.**

Respondents-Appellants appeal the district court’s grant of habeas relief under

28 U.S.C. § 2254 to Petitioner-Appellee Thomas Sjoberg (“Sjoberg”). We have

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable David A. Ezra, United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii, sitting by designation. jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. See also Fed. R. App. P. 22(b)(3). Applying

de novo review,…