Sam Merit v. United States of America, Department of Justice Joseph Crabtree, Warden, Fci Sheridan

981 F.2d 1258 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Sam MERIT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Department of Justice; Joseph Crabtree, Warden, FCI Sheridan, Respondents-Appellees. No. 91-36020. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 23, 1992. Decided Dec. 7, 1992. Before SCHROEDER, FLETCHER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Sam Merit, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition for lack of jurisdiction, and the subsequent denial of his motion for reconsideration under Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e). This court reviews the denial of a petition for habeas corpus de novo, Watts v. Bonneville, 879 F.2d 685, 687 (9th Cir.1989), and the denial of a motion under Rule 59(e) for an abuse of discretion, Fuller v. M.G. Jewelry, 950 F.2d 1437, 1441 (9th Cir.1991). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 2253. We affirm. 3 Merit was convicted of wire fraud and other…