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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector PRADO, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 08-50012.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Feb. 18, 2009.
    
    Filed March 2, 2009.
    Ray Aghaian, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney Criminal Division, Riverside, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Joan Politeo, Esq., Federal Public Defender’s Office (Riverside), Riverside, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: BEEZER, FERNANDEZ, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Hector Prado appeals from the 108-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Prado contends that the district court erred by denying his request for a minor role adjustment, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b). We find no clear error. See United States v. Awad, 371 F.3d 583, 591-92 (9th Cir.2004).

Prado also contends that the district court erred by grounding its analysis in the Guidelines and failing to consider and give independent weight to the mitigating evidence in its analysis of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors. We conclude that the district court did not commit procedural error, and that Prado’s sentence is substantively reasonable. See United States v. Rivera, 527 F.3d 891, 912 (9th Cir.2008).

AFFIRMED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.