Darren Lachance v. James Dzurenda

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 24 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DARREN GABRIEL LACHANCE, No. 21-16694

Petitioner-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:17-cv-00689-MMD-WGC v.

JAMES DZURENDA; et al., MEMORANDUM *

Respondents-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Miranda M. Du, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 12, 2023 San Francisco, California

Before: FRIEDLAND and BENNETT, Circuit Judges, and BENNETT,** District Judge. Concurrence by Judge FRIEDLAND.

A Nevada jury convicted Darren LaChance of various offenses, including as

relevant here, domestic battery by strangulation and domestic battery causing

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Richard D. Bennett, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation. substantial bodily harm. See Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 33.018, 200.481, 200.485.1 After

unsuccessful state…