Gulbrandson v. Ryan

Opinion by Judge IKUTA; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge D.W. NELSON. .

OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

David Gulbrandson is an Arizona capital prisoner who appeals from the denial of his first habeas petition and also seeks authorization to file a second or successive habe-as petition. We affirm the district court’s denial of Gulbrandson’s first petition and deny his request to file a second or successive petition.

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Gulbrandson and Irene Katuran were partners in a Phoenix-based photography business called Memory Makers. For about a year, during 1990, they were also romantically…