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Sesma v. Neotti

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jun 24, 2011
439 F. App'x 657 (9th Cir. 2011)

Opinion

No. 07-56727.

Submitted June 15, 2011.

The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

June 24, 2011.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California William Q. Hayes, District Judge, Presiding D.C. No. CV-07-00539-WQH(JMA).

Before: CANBY, O'SCANNLAIN and FISHER, Circuit Judges.


MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


California state prisoner Robert Sesma appeals from the district court's judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Sesma contends that the Board's 2005 decision to deny him parole for the tenth time was not supported by "some evidence" and therefore violated his due process rights. The only federal right at issue in the parole context is procedural, and the only proper inquiry is what process the inmate received, not whether the state court decided the case correctly. Swarthout v. Cooke, 139 S.Ct. 859, 863 (2011); see Roberts v. Hartley, 2011 WL 1365811 at *2-3 (9th Cir. Apr. 12, 2011) (applying Cooke). Because Sesma raises no procedural challenges, we affirm.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Sesma v. Neotti

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jun 24, 2011
439 F. App'x 657 (9th Cir. 2011)
Case details for

Sesma v. Neotti

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT SESMA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. GEORGE A. NEOTTI…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jun 24, 2011

Citations

439 F. App'x 657 (9th Cir. 2011)