Thomas Erickson v. Susan Washburn

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 12 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

THOMAS GERALD ERICKSON, No. 20-35100

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:12-cv-01466-IM

v.

MEMORANDUM*

SUSAN WASHBURN, Superintendent of Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution,

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Karin J. Immergut, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted August 10, 2021** Seattle, Washington

Before: BEA, BRESS, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Thomas Erickson appeals the district court’s denial of his habeas

petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and

2253(a), and we review the district court’s decision de novo. Boyer v. Belleque, 659

* 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). F.3d 957, 964 (9th Cir. 2011). We affirm.

Petitioner raises two…