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ELLIS v. HARRISON

No. 16-56188.

891 F.3d 1160 (2018)

Ezzard Charles ELLIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. C. M. HARRISON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 7, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Abraham Yim (argued), Deputy Federal Public Defender; Hilary Potashner, Federal Public Defender; Office of the Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California; for Petitioner-Appellant.

Christine Yoon Friedman (argued), Deputy Attorney General; Daniel Rogers, Supervising Attorney General; Julie L. Garland, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General; Xavier Becerra, Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, San Diego, California; for Respondent-Appellee.

Concurrence by Judge Nguyen.

OPINION

Ezzard Ellis, a California inmate, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. He contends that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel because his trial attorney held deeply racist beliefs about African Americans in general and him in particular. Our precedent involving...

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