Jose Carlos Chavez-Vernaza v. United States

988 F.2d 118 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jose Carlos CHAVEZ-VERNAZA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-35199. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 6, 1993. Decided Feb. 17, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court For the District of Oregon; Nos. CV-91-935-JAR, CR-84-57-02-JAR, James A. Redden, District Judge, Presiding. D.Or. AFFIRMED. Before D.W. NELSON, TROTT and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * I. OVERVIEW 2 Petitioner Jose Carlos Chavez-Vernaza ("Chavez-Vernaza") appeals the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1988). He claims that his conviction should be vacated because the government intentionally discriminated on the basis of race during jury selection in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986). Chavez-Vernaza, who is a Peruvian national, seeks to benefit retroactively from Powers v.…