United States v. Jay Kevin Sheridan

91 F.3d 157 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jay Kevin SHERIDAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-55846. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued June 4, 1996. Submitted June 16, 1996. Decided July 17, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BEEZER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Jay Kevin Sheridan appeals the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253, and we affirm. 3 We review the district court's denial of Sheridan's § 2255 motion de novo. United States v. Roberts, 5 F.3d 365, 368 (9th Cir.1993). We review the district court's decision to dispense with an evidentiary hearing for abuse of discretion. Watts v. United States, 841 F.2d 275, 277 (9th Cir.1988). 4 Sheridan asserts that George Verdugo, the supplier of the cocaine, was a confidential informant, and argues that the Government had a duty under…