Douglas C. Borchers v. Samuel A. Lewis

967 F.2d 584 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Douglas C. BORCHERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Samuel A. LEWIS, et al., Respondents-Appellees. No. 91-16298. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1992. * Decided June 18, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Douglas C. Borchers, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. He contends that the Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles (Board) violated the ex post facto clause and denied him due process by vacating a decision to grant him parole. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir.1989), and affirm. 3 In July 1974 Borchers was convicted of rape and sentenced to a term of 20 years to life imprisonment. The Board granted parole on May 6, 1987. Before Borchers was released, however, the Board vacated the grant…