Thomasdinh Bowman v. Melissa Andrewjeski

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 10 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

THOMASDINH NEWSOME BOWMAN, No. 23-35230

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:22-cv-00316-DGE

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MELISSA ANDREWJESKI,

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington David G. Estudillo, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 8, 2024** Seattle, Washington

Before: McKEOWN, W. FLETCHER, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

Washington state prisoner Thomasdinh Bowman appeals from the district

court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging his 2014

conviction for first-degree murder. “We review the district court’s denial of

habeas relief de novo.” Panah v. Chappell, 935 F.3d 657, 663 (9th Cir. 2019).

* 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. 34(a)(2). Bowman’s federal habeas petition is…