Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 23, 2001, No. 00-17064; D.C. No. CV-98-04574-CAL (Hicks v. Palmer)

MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner Michael James Hicks appeals pro se from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habe-as petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Hicks contends that the trial court denied him his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel by not granting his mid-trial request for counsel.