
    Franklin CARRICO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Leslie RYDER, Respondent-Appellee.
    No. 01-35031.
    D.C. No. CV-99-01924-TSZ.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Argued and Submitted Jan. 7, 2002.
    Decided Jan. 10, 2002.
    Before THOMAS, GRABER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
   MEMORANDUM

Petitioner Franklin Carrico appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. After careful consideration of the record, the briefs and the oral arguments, we affirm the judgment of the district court for the reasons provided in the well-reasoned Report and Recommendation filed by Magistrate Judge John L. Weinberg on August 18, 2000.

AFFIRMED. 
      
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