Opinion
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Christina A. Snyder, District Judge, Presiding.
Khaled El-Jassem, pro se, Pollock, LA, for Petitioner-Appellant.
Janna B. Sidley, Esq., USLA-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, Joey L. Blanch, Esq., USR-U.S. Attorney's Office, Riverside, CA, for Respondent-Appellee.
Before GOODWIN, WALLACE and TROTT, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
Khaled El-Jassem, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition and dismissing the action
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with prejudice. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We review de novo a district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition, Benny v. United States Parole Comm'n, 295 F.3d 977, 981 (9th Cir.2002), and we affirm for the reasons stated in the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, adopted by the district court on October 9, 2002.
We also conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying El-Jassem's two requests for counsel. See Weygandt v. Look, 718 F.2d 952, 954 (9th Cir.1983).
AFFIRMED.