Johnson v. Knowles

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT LAMERLE R. JOHNSON,  No. 07-15221 Petitioner-Appellant, v.  D.C. No. CV-02-05309-JSW MIKE KNOWLES, Warden, OPINION Respondent-Appellee.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted May 12, 2008—San Francisco, California Filed September 2, 2008 Before: Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, Michael Daly Hawkins, and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge O’Scannlain 12037 JOHNSON v. KNOWLES 12039 COUNSEL Mark D.…