Rowan Brooks v. James Yates

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ROWAN BROOKS, No. 12-17607 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 1:11-cv-01315- LJO-JLT JAMES A. YATES, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Lawrence J. O’Neill, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted January 5, 2016—San Francisco, California Filed March 28, 2016 Before: J. Clifford Wallace, Alex Kozinski, and Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam Opinion; Concurrence by Judge Kozinski 2 BROOKS V. YATES SUMMARY* Habeas…