United States v. Juan Pena-Anguiano

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION DEC 30 2013 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-10473 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:08-cr-00091-JSW v. MEMORANDUM* JUAN MANUEL PENA-ANGUIANO, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding Submitted December 17, 2013** Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and GRABER, Circuit Judges. Juan Manuel Pena-Anguiano appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his pro se motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. Pena-Anguiano contends that the district court erred by failing to grant his * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). request for a sentence reduction, arguing that he should have received a Guidelines departure under U.S.S.G. § 5K3.1. The government contends that this appeal should be dismissed based on an appeal waiver. We decline to enforce the waiver and instead affirm on the merits. The district court did not err in denying Pena- Anguiano’s request for a sentence reduction because he failed to state a valid legal basis for reducing his sentence. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c). AFFIRMED. 2 12-10473