United States v. Sergio Arturo Villa-Gonzalez, Aka: Manuel Ozuna-Lopez

104 F.3d 366 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Sergio Arturo VILLA-GONZALEZ, aka: Manuel Ozuna-Lopez, Defendant-Appellant. No. 96-15217. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 16, 1996. * Decided Dec. 20, 1996. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Sergio Arturo Villa-Gonzalez appeals from the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. Villa-Gonzalez claims that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance and that striking a Spanish-speaking juror constituted a Batson violation. 3 For the substance of his ineffective assistance of counsel claim, Villa-Gonzalez advances a letter from the counsel whose assistance is at issue. This letter was written after the district court decided Villa-Gonzalez's § 2255 petition. 1. Ineffective assistance of counsel claim 4 Petitioner's letter from Barry Baker-Sipes, the counsel whose assistance is at…