Joe Ricardo Renteria v. United States

24 F.3d 248 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joe Ricardo RENTERIA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-55687. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 11, 1994. * Decided May 18, 1994. Before: HUG, D.W. NELSON, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Joe R. Renteria appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 motion to vacate his conviction and sentence. Renteria contends that the government's decision to prosecute him was unconstitutionally motivated. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Secs. 1291 , 2255. We review de novo the district court's denial of Renteria's section 2255 motion. See United States v. Angelone, 894 F.2d 1129, 1130 (9th Cir.1990). We affirm. 3 In April 1990, in El Paso, Texas, Renteria agreed to purchase 1,000 pounds of marijuana from a confidential informant working for the United States Customs Service. On 1 June 1990, Renteria…