Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 5, 2002, No. 01-55213; D.C. No. CV-98-6235-NM (Winkler v. Smith)

MEMORANDUM **

Brad Winkler, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253(a). Reviewing de novo, see Lucky v. Calderon, 86 F.3d 923, 925 (9th Cir.1996), we affirm.