Owen

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FEB 29 2012

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

THOMAS OWEN, a.k.a. Thomas “S” No. 07-56747 Owen, D.C. No. CV-06-05630-CJC Petitioner - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM *

T. E. VAUGHN, Warden,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Cormac J. Carney, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 21, 2012 **

Before: FERNANDEZ, McKEOWN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

California state prisoner Thomas Owen appeals from the district court’s

judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction

under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Owen contends that the Board of Prison Terms’ 2004 decision to deny him

parole was not supported by “some evidence” and…