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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamal HAQQ, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 06-56009.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted July 14, 2008 .
    Filed July 16, 2008.
    Timothy J. Searight, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney Criminal Division, Leon W.
    Weidman, Esq., Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Alison Minet Adams, Esq., Studio City, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: SILVERMAN, RAWLINSON, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

The district court properly denied Appellant Jamal Haqq’s (Haqq) habeas petition. The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying an evidentiary hearing, as Haqq failed to demonstrate that “his inability to testify was prejudicial.” Medley v. Runnels, 506 F.3d 857, 861 (9th Cir.2007). Nor was Haqq able to “allege specific facts which, if true, would entitle him to relief.” United States v. Rodrigues, 347 F.3d 818, 824 (9th Cir.2003) (citation omitted).

We do not address the uncertified issue asserting ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to interview a particular witness, as Haqq is unable to make the requisite “substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right” warranting an expansion of the certificate of appealability. United States v. Cruz, 423 F.3d 1119, 1120 (9th Cir.2005) (citations omitted).

AFFIRMED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.