Levar Brown v. Kelly Santoro, Warden

Is the Ninth Circuit’s denial of habeas relief in conflict with the prejudice analysis required by this Court’s decision in Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619 (1993)? PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING The habeas petitioner is Levar Brown, currently imprisoned at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, California. The current warden of that facility is Kelly Santoro. Prior case captions listed Charles Schuyler, the former warden of Salinas Valley State Prison, as respondent. LIST OF PRIOR PROCEEDINGS U.S. Supreme Court • Brown v. California, No. 18-9813; petition for writ of certiorari denied October 10, 2019. • Brown v. California, No. 18-5167; petition for writ of certiorari denied October 1, 2018. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit • Brown v. Schuyler, No. 23-55536, 2026 WL 473941 (Feb. 19, 2026). U.S. District Court for the Central District of California • Brown v. Martel, No. 2:21-cv-03355-VAP-JC (May 17, 2023). • Brown v. Muniz, No. 2:19-cv-02293-VAP-JC (Dec. 9, 2019). California Supreme Court