Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 28, 2003, No. 02-35113; D.C. No. CV-00-00225-JJ (Benoit v. Lampert)

MEMORANDUM*

Benoit appeals from the district court’s order denying his petition for habeas corpus based on the alleged ineffectiveness of his counsel, Taub. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 and 2254. We have jurisdiction over his timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253. We review de novo. Benn v. Lambert, 283 F.3d 1040, 1051 (9th Cir.2002). We affirm.