United States v. Rigoberto Hernandez-Esquivel

990 F.2d 1262 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Rigoberto HERNANDEZ-ESQUIVEL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-56228. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 10, 1993. * Decided March 15, 1993. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and FARRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rigoberto Hernandez-Esquivel, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 , and we affirm. 3 Hernandez contends that (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel induced him into entering a guilty plea even though there was no factual basis for the plea, and (2) his plea was unconstitutional because the court accepted the plea although there was no factual basis for the plea. Hernandez's contentions lack merit. 4 We review de novo the district court's denial of a 28…