Brian Stark v. Daniel White

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 22 2022

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

BRIAN THOMAS STARK, No. 20-35722 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:14-cv-01538-JCC v.

DANIEL WHITE, MEMORANDUM*

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington John C. Coughenour, District Judge, Presiding Submitted June 11, 2021** Seattle, Washington

Before: W. FLETCHER, WATFORD, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges.

Brian T. Stark (“Stark”) appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for

a writ of habeas corpus, which in its present form challenges his conviction in the

Washington state courts on two counts of child molestation and one count of

incest. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 2253(a). Reviewing the

district court’s ruling de novo, see Visciotti v. Martel, 862 F.3d 749, 760 (9th Cir.

2016), we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth…