Shirzadi Kashannejad v. Michael T. Pickett, Warden Attorney General of the State of California

87 F.3d 1320 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Shirzadi KASHANNEJAD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael T. PICKETT, Warden; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. Nos. 95-56286, 95-56288. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1996. * Decided June 18, 1996. Before: CANBY, NOONAN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Shirzadi Kashannejad, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. In his habeas petition, Kashannejad challenged his 1987 misdemeanor conviction for receiving stolen property on the grounds that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel and the right to appeal. When he filed his habeas petition on June 8, 1994, however, he no longer was in custody for the 1987 conviction, but was serving the sentence for a November 1993 conviction for burglary and grand theft. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (a) (habeas petitioner must…