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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Ramon GUTIERREZ-PEREZ, Defendant—Appellant.
    No. 11-50429.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted July 17, 2012.
    
    Filed July 27, 2012.
    Bruce R. Castetter, Assistant U.S., Fred Sheppard, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Paul A. Barr, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Ramon Gutierrez-Perez appeals from the 30-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being a deported alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Gutierrez-Perez contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to: (i) use the Guidelines range as a starting point for sentencing and keep the Guidelines in mind during sentencing, (ii) consider the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors other than deterrence, and (iii) explain the extent of the upward variance. The record belies these contentions. The district court determined the correct Guidelines range, listened to Gutierrez-Perez’s mitigating arguments, considered the section 3553(a) factors, and sufficiently explained the sentence imposed. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 991-93 (9th Cir.2008) (en banc).

Gutierrez-Perez also contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable. In light of the totality of the circumstances and the section 3553(a) sentencing factors, particularly the need for deterrence, the sentence is substantively reasonable. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007).

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