Michael Murphy v. K.W. Prunty, Warden Attorney General of the State of California

78 F.3d 594 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael MURPHY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. K.W. PRUNTY, Warden; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-56545. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 27, 1996. * Decided March 4, 1996. Before: PREGERSON, CANBY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California prisoner Michael Murphy appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. Murphy claims that he was improperly denied a transcript while pursuing post-conviction remedies, and that the state court violated his due process rights by refusing to appoint new counsel following his direct appeal. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 , 2253. We review de novo, Calderon v. Prunty, 59 F.3d 1005, 1008 (9th Cir.1995), and affirm. 3 After the California Court of Appeal affirmed Murphy's conviction, his appellate counsel, James Bostick, tried to send the trial…