David Goward v. United States

HELENE N. WHITE, Circuit Judge.

David Goward appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel, prosecutorial misconduct, and other errors, including that the district court should have disqualified itself under 28 U.S.C. § 455. We AFFIRM.

I

This court’s unpublished opinion on Go-ward’s direct appeal challenging the denial of his motion to suppress sets forth the pertinent background:

Goward’s convictions and sentences arise from an investigation conducted by the Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team (“BAYANET”). In…