FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JAN 26 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 07-50359
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. CR-05-01136-RSWL
v.
MEMORANDUM *
LUIS ANTONIO CAMEY-ALVARADO,
aka Camey Rosario, Santos Balvino, Juan
Lopez,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
Ronald S.W. Lew, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted January 11, 2010 **
Before: BEEZER, TROTT, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Luis Antonio Camey-Alvarado appeals from the 120-month sentence
imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent
*
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).
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to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846.
We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Camey-Alvarado contends that the district court erred when it determined
that he was not eligible for safety-valve relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f). We are
precluded from reaching the merits of this claim by the valid appeal waiver. See
United States v. Nunez, 223 F.3d 956, 958-59 (9th Cir. 2000); see also United
States v. Jacobo Castillo, 496 F.3d 947, 957 (9th Cir. 2007) (en banc).
AFFIRMED.
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