Donald Edward Cornell v. Manfred Maass, Superintendant

99 F.3d 1145 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Donald Edward CORNELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Manfred MAASS, Superintendant, Respondent-Appellee. No. 95-36175. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 17, 1996. * Decided Oct. 07, 1996. Before: PREGERSON, BOOCHEVER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Oregon state prisoner Donald Edward Cornell ("Cornell") appeals the district court's denial of his habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . Cornell argues that the Oregon Board of Parole ("the Board") violated the Ex Post Facto Clause by applying the Oregon Administrative Rules ("OARs") in effect at the time of Cornell's hearing (1990) rather than those in effect at the time of his offense (1985). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm. DISCUSSION 3 We review the district court's dismissal of a federal habeas petition de novo. Weaver v. Maass, 53 F.3d 956, 959 (9th Cir.1995). 4…