FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Gilbert Rivera appeals from the district court's order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district judge ruled that while Rivera had been denied effective assistance of counsel by his lawyer's failure to investigate into the petitioner's past mental problems, Rivera had failed to establish that he was prejudiced by the violation as required by Strickland v. Washington,
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