United States v. Richard Alvarez

86 F.3d 1163 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-16249. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 17, 1996. Decided May 29, 1996. Before: ALARCON, BEEZER, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Richard Alvarez appeals from the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence. 1 Alvarez contends that two Government witnesses perjured themselves and that he was afforded ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. We affirm because we conclude that these contentions are meritless. 3 * Alvarez was convicted of conspiracy, receiving a gift for a loan, and bank fraud. At the time he committed the crimes, Alvarez was an officer of Continental Savings of America ("CSA"), a federally insured financial institution, and Continental Mortgage of America, a subsidiary of CSA. Alvarez was in charge of procuring and administrating…