Jessie Flores v. W. Sullivan

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 25 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JESSIE FLORES, No. 20-55817

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 5:17-cv-00434-VBF(MRW) v.

W.J. SULLIVAN, MEMORANDUM*

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Valerie Baker Fairbank, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 21, 2021** Pasadena, California

Before: R. NELSON and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges, and SCHREIER***, District Judge.

Jessie Flores appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas

corpus. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 2253, 2254, and we affirm.

* 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). *** The Honorable Karen E. Schreier, District Judge for the District of South Dakota, sitting by designation. 1. The…