Tong Xiong v. Tom Felker

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

TONG XIONG, 

Petitioner-Appellant, No. 09-16830 v. D.C. No. TOM FELKER, Warden; ATTORNEY  2:07-cv-02689-

GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF JAM-CHS

CALIFORNIA, OPINION

Respondents-Appellees.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California John A. Mendez, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 12, 2012* San Francisco, California

Filed June 5, 2012

Before: John T. Noonan, M. Margaret McKeown, and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judge; Dissent by Judge Noonan

*The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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COUNSEL

Stephanie M. Adraktas, Berkeley, California, for the petitioner-appellant.

Kamala D. Harris, Michael P. Farrell, Tami M. Krenzin, Ken- neth N. Sokoler, California Department of Justice, Sacra- mento, California, for the…