Alaimalo v. United States

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT VAATAUSILI MARK ALAIMALO,  No. 08-56349 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v.  2:08-cv-01090-GPS- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; J. L. JTL NORWOOD, OPINION Respondents-Appellees,  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California George P. Schiavelli, District Judge, Presiding Argued May 7, 2010 Submitted February 28, 2011 Pasadena, California Filed February 28, 2011 Before: Betty B. Fletcher and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges, and Edward R. Korman, Senior District Judge.* Opinion by Judge B.…