Hurles v. Ryan

ORDER

Douglas L. Rayes, United States District Judge

On January 21, 2015, this case was remanded by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. (Doc. 118.) On January 29, 2016, pursuant to the remand order, the Court held an evidentiary hearing on Hurles’ claim of judicial bias.

The Ninth Circuit also ordered this Court to reconsider, in light of Martinez v. Ryan, 566 U.S. 1, 132 S.Ct. 1309, 182 L.Ed.2d 272 (2012), Hurles’ claim that appellate counsel performed ineffectively by failing to raise a claim under Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68, 105 S.Ct. 1087, 84 L.Ed.2d 53 (1985). Hurles v. Ryan, 752 F.3d 768…