Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit January 8, 2002, No. 01-15221; D.C. No. CV 97-01226-GEB (Pendergast v. Newland)

MEMORANDUM1

Michael Pendergast, a California State prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review the district court’s denial of a habeas petition de novo. Alvarado v. Hill, 252 F.3d 1066, 1068 (9th Cir.2001).