Ramon Ruelas v. Troy Bowser

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 8 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RAMON TORRES RUELAS, No. 20-35899

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:18-cv-01222-SU

v.

MEMORANDUM*

TROY BOWSER, Warden,

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Michael W. Mosman, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 5, 2021 Portland, Oregon

Before: W. FLETCHER, IKUTA, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Ramon Torres Ruelas appeals the district court’s denial of his habeas petition

under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We review de novo the district court’s denial of § 2254

relief. Carter v. Davis, 946 F.3d 489, 501 (9th Cir. 2019). 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 Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Under the Antiterrorism Act and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996

(AEDPA), we may only grant habeas relief if the state court’s decision (1) “was

contrary to, or involved an unreasonable…