Mario Lopez v. Brian Williams

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARIO ALEJANDRO LOPEZ, No. 23-15469

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-01308-APG-NJK v.

BRIAN WILLIAMS, Warden; MEMORANDUM*

ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE

STATE OF NEVADA,

Respondents-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Andrew P. Gordon, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 3, 2024 Phoenix, Arizona

Before: HAWKINS, BYBEE, and BADE, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner-Appellant Mario Lopez appeals the denial in part and dismissal in

part of his federal habeas petition. He raises two certified claims and one uncertified

claim. We have jurisdiction to review the certified claims under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. 2253, and we do so under the highly deferential standard for claims adjudicated on

the merits by a state court, see id. § 2254(d); Waidla v. Davis, 68 F.4th 575, 597 (9th

Cir. 2023) (per curiam). We affirm the denial of his certified claims. We may review

his…