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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Vincent BOTZON, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 02-30095.
    D.C. No. CR-00-00216-RHW.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Jan. 13, 2002.
    
    Decided Jan. 17, 2003.
    Before BEEZER, KLEINFELD and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Brian Vincent Botzon appeals his 140-month sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742, and we affirm.

Botzon contends that the district court erred by finding as a matter of law that falsely denying the use of a real handgun precluded a downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility. After reviewing the record, we conclude that the district court appropriately denied Botzon an acceptance of responsibility adjustment. See United States v. Rutledge, 28 F.3d 998, 1001-03 (9th Cir.1994) (concluding that a district court may deny a downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility if the defendant makes a false denial of a material fact).

AFFIRMED. 
      
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