Ronald Joshua Hoffman, Aka: Ronald J. Hoffman v. United States

52 F.3d 333 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ronald Joshua HOFFMAN, aka: Ronald J. Hoffman, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-56479. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 4, 1995. * Decided April 13, 1995. 1 Before: HALL and RYMER, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, ** Senior District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Hoffman appeals the denial of his motion to correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 . Essentially the same arguments that we have previously rejected in connection with earlier appeals from judgment, sentence, and denial of motions for new trial are repeated. The district court's discretionary decisions with respect to abuse of trust, use of a special skill in committing the crime, and not to depart downward from Hoffman's guideline range afford no basis for challenging the legality of his sentence under Sec. 2255--whether or not Hoffman's contentions about the downgrading of…