Ricky Mendoza v. William Sullivan

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 6 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RICKY MENDOZA, No. 22-15933

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:18-cv-07160-SI

v.

MEMORANDUM*

WILLIAM SULLIVAN, Warden,

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Susan Illston, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 11, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS, McKEOWN, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Ricky Mendoza appeals the district court’s order denying his

U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for first-degree

murder. Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not recount them

here. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 28 U.S.C. § 2253,

and we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. The court reviews de novo the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus.

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