Abel Casillas v. Neil McDowell

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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

ABEL EDUARDO CASILLAS, No. 21-55726

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-06381-DMG-AS v.

NEIL MCDOWELL, Warden, MEMORANDUM*

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Dolly M. Gee, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 27, 2024** Pasadena, California

Before: RAWLINSON, LEE, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Abel Eduardo Casillas appeals a district court order denying his petition for a

writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Casillas argues that a California state

trial court violated his Sixth Amendment rights by dismissing a lone holdout juror

during deliberations. The state maintains that the juror was properly dismissed

* 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.…