Dennis C. Jones v. Daniel B. Vasquez, Warden

56 F.3d 71 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dennis C. JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daniel B. VASQUEZ, Warden, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-16721. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 2, 1995. * Decided May 5, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California prisoner Dennis C. Jones appeals the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition brought under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 . Jones contends the district court erred by finding no denial of his due process rights when the Board of Prison Terms (Board) refused to set a parole date and failed to consider relevant documents. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Secs. 1291 , 2253. Reviewing the denial of the habeas corpus petition de novo, Sanders v. Ratelle, 21 F.3d 1446, 1451 (9th Cir. 1994), we affirm. 3 We assume for the purposes of appeal that California has created a protected liberty interest in an expectation of parole for a…