United States v. Bernardo Valencia

35 F.3d 573 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Bernardo VALENCIA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50653. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 29, 1994. * Decided Aug. 30, 1994. Before: D.W. NELSON, REINHARDT and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Bernardo Valencia appeals his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 846 and 841. The district court reinstated the conviction after we vacated it and remanded for the purpose of permitting that court to determine whether several documents withheld by the government contained exculpatory material. Valencia argues that reversal is required because upon remand he was again improperly denied access to government documents that he speculates may contain information about possible attempts by John Arman, a government informant, to influence other defendants to sell him drugs. We…