Ezzard Ellis v. C. Harrison

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT EZZARD CHARLES ELLIS, No. 16-56188 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 5:05-cv-00520-SJO-JEM C. M. HARRISON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California S. James Otero, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted March 7, 2018 Pasadena, California Filed June 7, 2018 Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, * A. Wallace Tashima, and Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam Opinion; Concurrence by Judge Nguyen * Judge Hawkins was drawn to replace Judge…