Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit February 27, 2001, No. 99-55072; D.C. No. CV 97-2105 JNK (Woodham v. Ratelle)

MEMORANDUM **

Gene Paul Woodham appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

The petition was filed after April 24, 1996, the effective date of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA); therefore, the AEDPA applies. Furman v. Wood, 190 F.3d 1002, 1004 (9th Cir.1999).