Pinholster

Volume 1 of

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SCOTT LYNN PINHOLSTER, 

Petitioner-Appellee, v. No. 03-99003 ROBERT L. AYERS,* Warden, of the  D.C. No. California State Prison at San CV-95-06240-GLT Quentin, Respondent-Appellant. 

SCOTT LYNN PINHOLSTER, 

Petitioner-Appellant, No. 03-99008 v. ROBERT L. AYERS, Warden, of the  D.C. No.

CV-95-06240-GLT

California State Prison at San

OPINION

Quentin, Respondent-Appellee.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Gary L. Taylor, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 11, 2007—Seattle, Washington

Filed May 2, 2008

*Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2), Robert L. Ayers, the current cus- todian, is substituted for Jeanne S. Woodford as Warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin.

4729 4730 PINHOLSTER v. AYERS Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Raymond C. Fisher and Richard C. Tallman, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Tallman; Concurrence by Chief Judge Kozinski; Dissent by Judge…