Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit November 26, 2001, No. 01-35138; D.C. No. CV-99-00500-ALH (White v. Palmateer)

MEMORANDUM *

Laycelle White appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied the petition on the grounds that the issue raised was procedurally defaulted and dismissed the petition with prejudice. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253, and we affirm.

Relying upon Wells v.