United States v. Jose Carlos Chavez-Vernaza, and Joseph Crabtree, Warden Fci Sheridan, United States of America v. Jose Carlos Chavez-Vernaza

952 F.2d 1400 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSE CARLOS CHAVEZ-VERNAZA, Defendant-Appellant. and JOSEPH CRABTREE, Warden FCI Sheridan, Defendant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JOSE CARLOS CHAVEZ-VERNAZA, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 91-30195, 91-30198. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 10, 1992. * Decided Jan. 14, 1992. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, D.W. NELSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Chavez-Vernaza appeals the denial of his motion for a new trial, arguing that he is entitled to a second evidentiary hearing. We affirm. 3 The usual remedy in cases alleging juror misconduct is an evidentiary hearing "in which the defendant has the opportunity to prove actual bias" and in which all interested parties are permitted to participate. Smith v. Phillips, 455 U.S. 209, 215, 216 (1982). Such a hearing was held. The government subpoenaed the two witnesses…