Cantu Lopez v. Salazar
Cantu Lopez v. Salazar
Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
California state prisoner Leonel Cantu Lopez appeals from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 1 . Following an independent review of the record, see Himes v. Thompson, 336 F.3d 848, 853 (9th Cir. 2003), we conclude that the state court’s conclusion that some evidence supports the Board’s decision was not objectively unreasonable. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d); see also Hayward v. Marshall, 603 F.3d 546, 562-64, 568-69 (9th Cir. 2010).
Cantu Lopez contends that the Board’s 2005 decision to deny him parole was not supported by “some evidence” and therefore violated his due process rights. The state court did not unreasonably conclude that some evidence supports the Board’s decision. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d); see also Hayward, 603 F.3d 546, 562-64, 568-69 (9th Cir. 2010). Contrary to Cantu Lopez’s contention, both static and dynamic factors support the Board’s determination. See id. at 561-62.
AFFIRMED.
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