Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit February 19, 2004, No. 02-56706; D.C. No. CV-00-12824-JFW (Patterson v. Small)

*227MEMORANDUM*

Votie L. Patterson appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus. We review the denial of a habeas petition de novo, see Clark v. Murphy, 331 F.3d 1062, 1067 (9th Cir.2003), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 124 S.Ct. 446, 157 L.Ed.