Christopher Lee Cobb v. Otis Thurman, Warden, California Department of Corrections

94 F.3d 650 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Christopher Lee COBB, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Otis THURMAN, Warden, California Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee. No. 95-56686. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 9, 1996. Decided Aug. 20, 1996. Before: D.W. NELSON, T.G. NELSON and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 California state prisoner Christopher Lee Cobb ("Cobb") appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging his conviction for robbery, assault with a firearm, and false imprisonment. Cobb claims the district court erred in denying him a continuance and refusing to grant him a new trial for Batson violations. Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986). 1 We affirm pursuant to our 28 U.S.C. § 2253 jurisdiction. 3 * A district court's decision to grant or deny a motion for a continuance is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. United States v. Fowlie, 24…