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U.S. v. Hummasti

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 17, 2003
58 F. App'x 731 (9th Cir. 2003)

Opinion


58 Fed.Appx. 731 (9th Cir. 2003) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John M. HUMMASTI, Defendant-Appellant. No. 01-35765. D.C. No. CV-94-01576-HJF. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 17, 2003

Submitted March 10, 2003.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2). Accordingly, Hummasti's request for oral argument is denied.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Helen J. Frye, District Judge, Presiding.

Before CANBY, O'SCANNLAIN and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

John M. Hummasti appeals pro se the district court's denial of his petition for writ of coram nobis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), challenging his conviction for attempted bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

Hummasti may not challenge his sentence pursuant to a petition for a writ of error coram nobis because he is still in federal custody. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255; Matus-Leva v. United States, 287 F.3d 758, 761 (9th Cir.) (deciding that a writ of coram nobis was unavailable to a petitioner on supervised release, because he was still in "custody" and could seek relief pursuant

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to a § 2255 motion), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1022, 123 S.Ct. 544, 154 L.Ed.2d 431 (2002).

Further, because Hummasti has already attacked his conviction pursuant to a § 2255 motion, he "may not resort to coram nobis merely because he has failed to meet the AEDPA's gatekeeping requirements." Matus-Leva, 287 F.3d at 761; see Garcia v. Bunnell, 33 F.3d 1193, 1195 (9th Cir.1994) (recognizing that this court "may affirm on any ground supported by the record, even if it differs from the reasoning of the district court.").

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Hummasti

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 17, 2003
58 F. App'x 731 (9th Cir. 2003)
Case details for

U.S. v. Hummasti

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John M. HUMMASTI…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 17, 2003

Citations

58 F. App'x 731 (9th Cir. 2003)

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