Dale v. Perez

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUN 18 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DEXTER E. DALE, No. 06-56162 Petitioner - Appellant, D.C. No. CV-05-01872-SGL v. MEMORANDUM * MARGARITA PEREZ, Chairperson, Board of Prison Terms; et al., Respondents - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Stephen G. Larson, District Judge, Presiding Submitted May 25, 2010 ** Before: CANBY, THOMAS, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. California state prisoner Dexter E. Dale appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253,1 and we affirm. Dale contends that the Board’s 2001 decision to deny him parole was not supported by “some evidence” and therefore violated his due process rights. The state court did not unreasonably conclude that some evidence supports the Board’s decision. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d); see also Hayward v. Marshall, No. 06-55392, 2010 WL 1664977, at *11, *17 (9th Cir. Apr. 22, 2010). Dale’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive. Dale’s request for judicial notice is denied. AFFIRMED. 1 We certify for appeal, on our own motion, the issue of whether the 2001 decision of the California Board of Prison Terms (“Board”) to deny parole violated due process. 2 06-56162