Michael Charles Kaspersky v. Bob Goldsmith, Inst. Adm., Attorney General of the State of Arizona

892 F.2d 83 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael Charles KASPERSKY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Bob GOLDSMITH, Inst. Adm., Attorney General of the State of Arizona, Respondents-Appellees. No. 89-15218. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 16, 1989. * Decided Dec. 27, 1989. Before SCHROEDER, NELSON, WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 The district court dismissed Michael Kaspersky's habeas corpus petition on the grounds that Kaspersky did not establish cause for his procedural default in state court, and that Kaspersky's trial counsel was not ineffective. We review the denial of a writ of habeas corpus de novo. Madera v. Risley, 885 F.2d 646, 648 (9th Cir.1989). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982), and we affirm. I. CAUSE FOR STATE PROCEDURAL DEFAULT 3 A state prisoner may not obtain federal habeas corpus relief after a state court procedural default absent a showing of cause and actual prejudice. Reed v.…