T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by 9th C i r . R . 36- 3. NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T E RNE S T L E E VA DE N, P e titio n e r- A p p e lla n t, v. D. L. RUNN EL S, W a r d e n ; ATTORNEY GE NE R AL OF T HE S T AT E OF C AL I F ORNI A, R esp o n d en t s - A p p el l ees. N o. 10- 15029 D . C . N o . 2 : 0 6 - c v - 0 1 7 3 3 - J A MGG H ME MOR AN DU M *

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o rn ia B efo re: H U G , S C H R O E D E R , an d R A W L IN S O N , C i rcu i tJu d g es. P et i t i on er -A pp el l antE rnes tL ee V aden (V aden) chal l enges the di stri ct c ourt ’ s de ni a l of

hi s f e de r a l habe a s pe t i t i on. V a de n a s s e rt e d ac l a i m ba s e d on i neff ec t i ve as si st ance of coun se l un der Str i c kland v . W as hi ngton , 466 U . S . 668



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(198 4). A dd i t i on al l y, V aden rai se d an u ncert i fi ed i ss ue concerni ng the tri al j ud ge’ s f ai l ure t o app oi ntsubst i tut e c ou nsel t o p re se ntV aden’ s c l ai m thathi s tri al coun se l w as i neff

ec t i ve. 1. W e a g r e e w ith th e d is tr ic t c o u rt th a t th e s ta te c o u rt d id n o t u n r e a s o n ab ly ap p l y Str i c kland . “ [A ] defe nd antcl ai m i ng i neff ec t i ve coun se l m ustshow that c ouns e l ’ s a c t i ons w e r e nots upport e d by ar e a s onabl e s tr a t e gy a nd tha tthe e rr or w as prej ud i ci al . ” M

assaro v. U

ni ted Stat es , 5 3 8 U .S . 5 0 0 , 5 0 5 ( 2 0 0 3 ) . T h e s ta te co u rtd i d n o tu n reaso n ab l y ap p l y Str i c kland , because a s i tob se rved, the m edi ca l r e c o r d s w e r e n o t e s p e c ia lly p r o b a tiv e r e g ar d in g V a d e n ’s in to x ic a tio n d e f e n s e . See Str i c kland , 466 U . S . a t689.

2. T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt w a s c o rr e c t in d e n y in g h ab e a s r e lie f f o rV a d e n ’s c la im th a t c ouns e l w a s i ne f

f e c t i ve f orf a i l i ng t o c a l l a n e xpe rtw i tne s s t o s upporthi s c l a i m of i nt ox i ca t i on . A ss um i ng , w i tho utdeci di ng , thatcoun se l ’ s per form ance w as d efi ci en t , V ad en fai l ed t o est ab l i sh p r e ju d ic e , i . e. , “ar e a s o n ab le p r o b ab ility th a t, butf orc ouns e l ’ s unpr of

e s s i ona l e rr or s , the r e s ul tof the pr oc e e di ng w oul d ha ve been di ff er ent . ” S tr ic kla n d

, 466 U . S . a t694 . A s the m agi stra t e j ud ge no t ed, V aden di d n otprov i de a decl ar at i on fr om any e xp ertt o sup po rthi s c l ai m thatA ct i van3

i n creased h i s i n t o x i cat i o n . T h i s l acko f su p p o rt i n g d o cu m en t at i o n p recl u d es a f in d in g o f p r e ju d ic e . Se e W

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ohns on , 2 6 1 F .3 d 8 3 2 , 8 3 9 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 1 ) . 3. W e d o n o t a d d r e s s V a d e n ’s u n c e rtif ie d c la im , b e c au s e h e f

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ac e rtif ic a te o f ap p e a lab ility . R h o a des v. H en ry , 598 F . 3d 511, 518 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 0 ) ( c ita tio n o m itte d ) . A FFI R M ED .