Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 14, 2003, No. 02-56057; D.C. No. CV-01-02422-AHM (Dao v. Terhune)

MEMORANDUM *

Appellant Hien An Dao appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253, and we affirm.

We review de novo the district court’s denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Benn v. Lambert, 283 F.3d 1040, 1051 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 123 S.Ct. 341, 154 L.