United States v. Oliver N. Gill, Jr.

95 F.3d 1159 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Oliver N. GILL, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-35875. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 12, 1996. * Decided Aug. 19, 1996. Before: BROWNING, SCHROEDER, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Oliver Gill, Jr., a federal prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion which challenged his 180 month sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g). Gill contends that he was improperly sentenced because his civil rights had been restored in Oregon under Or.Rev.Stat. § 137.281 in connection with his predicate convictions. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 2255 , and affirm. 3 In determining whether a felon was properly convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g), the court looks "to the whole of state law to determine whether the restoration of…