Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis Ray PENFIELD, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-07-01
Citations: 328 F. App'x 437
Docket Number: No. 07-35799
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis Ray PENFIELD, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: PAEZ, TALLMAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 328
Pages: 437–437

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis Ray PENFIELD, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-35799.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 16, 2009.
Filed July 1, 2009.
Aine Ahmed, Esquire, USSP — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Spokane, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Dennis Ray Penfield, Brian Whitaker, Esquire, Spokane, WA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: PAEZ, TALLMAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Federal prisoner Dennis Ray Penfield appeals from the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.
Penfield contends that the district court erred when it denied his request for substitution of counsel. Because the district court "conducted] an inquiry adequate to create a sufficient basis for reaching an informed decision" and any conflict between Penfield and his attorney did not prevent effective assistance, Penfield's contention fails. United States v. Cassel, 408 F.3d 622, 637-38 (9th Cir.2005).
Penfield also contends that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance pursuant to Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984), when it misinformed him regarding the mandatory minimum sentence. Because Penfield has failed to show "a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different[,]" Penfield's contention fails. Id. at 694, 104 S.Ct. 2052.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.