United States v. Chance Lorane Willis

972 F.2d 1347 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Chance Lorane WILLIS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50602. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 20, 1992. * Decided Aug. 26, 1992. 1 Before TANG, and CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judges, and SHUBB, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Chance Willis, an African American, was arrested during Operation Streetsweep, a national law enforcement crackdown targeting gang members. Willis appeals his conviction, following a conditional guilty plea, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g). Willis argues that the district court improperly denied his motion for discovery on the issue of racially selective prosecution. We affirm. DISCUSSION 4 We review the district court's denial of discovery on a selective prosecution claim for an abuse of discretion. United States v. Bourgeois, 964 F.2d 935, 937 (9th…