Joseph Balli Castillo v. George Baldwin, Superintendent, Eastern Oregon Correctional Facility

101 F.3d 705 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joseph Balli CASTILLO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George BALDWIN, Superintendent, Eastern Oregon Correctional Facility, Respondent-Appellee. No. 96-35178. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 7, 1996. * Decided Nov. 13, 1996. Before: CANBY, RYMER, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Joseph Balli Castillo appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus and, alternatively, his request for an evidentiary hearing regarding the voluntariness of a 1991 no contest plea to twelve counts of first degree sexual abuse. The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 , 2254. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 , 2253, and we affirm. 3 * Castillo argues that his plea of no contest was involuntary as a matter of law because the trial court failed to conduct a proper plea colloquy, and he was subjected to improper and…