Duke Fredrick Cranford v. Salvador Godinez

996 F.2d 1224 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Duke Fredrick CRANFORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Salvador GODINEZ, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-16120. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1993. * Decided July 2, 1993. Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Duke Fredrick Cranford, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals pro se the dismissal of his second 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. Cranford contends that the district court erred by (1) denying his motion for a default judgment and (2) dismissing his claims as successive and an abuse of the writ. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm. 3 First, Cranford contends that the district court erred by denying his motion for a default judgment. This contention lacks merit. 4 We review for an abuse of discretion the district court's decision whether to enter a default judgment. Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1471 (9th…