Aaron Castro v. Brian Williams

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAR 18 2010

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

AARON CASTRO, ) No. 09-15740 ) Petitioner – Appellant, ) D.C. No. 2:04-CV-01652-RLH-RJJ ) v. ) MEMORANDUM * )

BRIAN WILLIAMS; CATHERINE )

CORTEZ MASTO, Esquire, ) ) Respondents – Appellees. ) )

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Roger L. Hunt, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 9, 2010 ** San Francisco, California

Before: FERNANDEZ, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Aaron Castro appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas

corpus relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). (1) Castro contends that the state trial judge’s failure to grant him a

continuance violated…