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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus Manuel VALENZUELA-ANAYA, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 07-10587.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted April 13, 2009.
    
    Filed April 22, 2009.
    Claire Kiehl Lefkowitz, Esq., USTU-Office of the U.S. Attorney Evo A. Decon-cini, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Jay Aaron Marble, FPDAZ-Federal Public Defender’s Office, Tucson, AZ, for DefendanL-Appellant.
    Before: GRABER, GOULD, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Jesus Manuel Valenzuela-Anaya appeals from the 51-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for illegal re-entry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Valenzuela-Anaya contends that the government’s refusal to move for a third point reduction for acceptance of responsibility, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3El.l(b), was arbitrary because it was not rationally related to a legitimate government end. This contention lacks merit. See United States v. Medina-Beltran, 542 F.3d 729, 731 (9th Cir.2008).

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