Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit August 3, 1999, 98-2138 (Brown v. Shanks)

F I L E D

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

PUBLISH

AUG 3 1999

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

PATRICK FISHER

Clerk

TENTH CIRCUIT

WILLIAM A. BROWN,

Petitioner-Appellant,

v. No. 98-2138

JOHN SHANKS, Warden; ATTORNEY

GENERAL STATE OF NEW MEXICO,

Respondents-Appellees.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO

(D.C. No. CIV-96-516-LH/JHG)

Michael A.