Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit July 24, 2001, No. 00-55139; D.C. No. CV-99-00241-RJT (Mercado v. Terhune)

*939MEMORANDUM **

Aaron Mercado, a California state prisoner, appeals from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(a), we review de novo, See Dows v. Wood, 211 F.3d 480, 484 (9th Cir.2000), and we affirm.