Walter Scott v. Martin Biter

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 1 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WALTER STEVE SCOTT, No. 21-56089

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:15-cv-06125-DSF-LAL v.

MARTIN BITER, Warden, MEMORANDUM*

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Dale S. Fischer, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 15, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: BOGGS,** NGUYEN, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Walter Scott appeals the denial of his habeas petition. We review a district

court’s denial of a habeas petition de novo. Musladin v. Lamarque, 555 F.3d 830,

835 (9th Cir. 2009). Under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act

(“AEDPA”), we may reverse only if the last reasoned state court’s decision was

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Danny J. Boggs, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,…