Alfredo Jimenez Monteon v. James H. Gomez, Director Attorney General of the State of California

45 F.3d 436 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Alfredo Jimenez MONTEON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James H. GOMEZ, Director; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-55990. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 3, 1994. * Decided Dec. 19, 1994. Before: WIGGINS, KOZINSKI and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 Alfredo Jimenez Monteon appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 . He contends his confession should have been suppressed, because before he confessed he was "softened up" by an off-duty police sergeant who was also a church minister. 3 The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 (1988). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 (1988), and we affirm. FACTS 4 The Los Angeles Police Department obtained a warrant for Monteon's arrest for robbery, murder and arson. He remained at large for four…