Tannen Soojian v. Joe Lizarraga

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 31 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

TANNEN SOOJIAN, No. 19-15833

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:16-cv-00254-AWI-SAB v.

JOE A. LIZARRAGA, Warden, MEMORANDUM*

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Anthony W. Ishii, Senior District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 6, 2021 San Francisco, California

Before: GRABER and LEE, Circuit Judges, and VRATIL, ** District Judge.

Petitioner Tannen Soojian appeals the district court’s denial of his federal

habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner argues that, by admitting

evidence of his statements to police, the state trial court violated his Fifth

Amendment rights under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). On this issue,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Kathryn H. Vratil, United States District Judge for the District of…