George Ledesma v. John Marshall

NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JAN 20 2012 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS GEORGE LEDESMA, No. 09-16671 Petitioner - Appellee, D.C. No. 1:08-cv-00309-JTM- CAB v. JOHN MARSHALL, MEMORANDUM* Respondent - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Jeffrey T. Miller, Senior District Judge, Presiding Submitted December 5, 2011** San Francisco, California Before: SCHROEDER, O’SCANNLAIN, and BERZON, Circuit Judges. Warden John Marshall contends that the district court erred when it granted George Ledesma’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). We agree. When he was denied parole in November 2006, Ledesma received all * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes that this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). process that was due to him. See Swarthout v. Cooke, 131 S. Ct. 859, 862–63 (2011) (per curiam). Swarthout—decided while this appeal was pending—makes clear that federal habeas relief is not available based on the misapplication of California’s “some evidence” rule of judicial review. See id. at 861–63. We direct the district court to enter judgment for Marshall and to deny Ledesma’s habeas petition. REVERSED and REMANDED. 2