Case Name: Scott Thomas McALPIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. M.D. McDONALD, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-04-28
Citations: 601 F. App'x 508
Docket Number: No. 14-15181
Parties: Scott Thomas McALPIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. M.D. McDONALD, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, BYBEE, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 601
Pages: 508–509

Head Matter:
Scott Thomas McALPIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. M.D. McDONALD, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 14-15181.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 22, 2015.
Filed April 28, 2015.
Scott Thomas McAlpin, Coalinga, CA, pro se.
Jill M. Thayer, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, AGCA-Office of the Califor nia Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, Respondent-Appellee.
Before: GOODWIN, BYBEE, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
California state prisoner Scott Thomas McAlpin appeals pro se from the district court's judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review de novo the district court's decision that a § 2254 habeas petition is untimely, see Bills v. Clark, 628 F.3d 1092, 1096 (9th Cir.2010), as well as its denial of the claims on the merits, see Stanley v. Cullen, 633 F.3d 852, 859 (9th Cir.2011). We affirm.
McAlpin does not challenge the district court's determination that his petition is time-barred. Upon review of the record, we agree with the district court's timeliness ruling. McAlpin is not entitled to sufficient statutory tolling under § 2244(d)(2) to render his petition timely. The record also does not disclose the existence of a mental impairment sufficient to warrant equitable tolling. See Bills, 628 F.3d at 1099-1101.
The district court also correctly concluded that, even if his petition were timely, McAlpin is not entitled to relief. The state court's rejection of McAlpin's claims regarding jury selection and jury instructions was not contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, nor an unreasonable determination of the facts based on the evidence presented. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d); J.E.B. v. Alabama, 511 U.S. 127, 114 S.Ct. 1419, 128 L.Ed.2d 89 (1994); Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 72, 112 S.Ct. 475, 116 L.Ed.2d 385 (1991).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.