Eric Marquez v. James J. Molinari

81 F.3d 169 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Eric MARQUEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James J. MOLINARI, Respondent-Appellee. No. 95-17056. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 15, 1996. Decided April 3, 1996. Before: HUG, Chief Judge, SNEED and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Eric Marquez, a citizen of France, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus challenging the district court's order finding him extraditable to France. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm. 3 * Background 4 On May 31, 1995, Marquez was arrested in San Jose, California pursuant to an international arrest warrant issued in France for Marquez's alleged involvement in cocaine smuggling. After a formal extradition request was made by France, the district court held an extradition hearing at which the following evidence was presented. 5 In 1994, Serge De Linares and Georges Bertoncini…