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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Matthew HARWAY, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 08-30467.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Jan. 11, 2010.
    
    Filed Jan. 26, 2010.
    Frank Papagni, Assistant U.S., Office of U.S. Attorney, Eugene, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    FPD-ORE, Esquire, FPDOR-Federal Public Defender’s Office, Eugene, OR, Rankin Johnson, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: BEEZER, TROTT, and BYBEE, Cii'cuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Matthew Harway appeals from the 151-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C § 841(a)(1), and (b)(1)(C). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Harway contends that the government’s sentencing recommendation constituted a breach of the plea agreement, thereby entitling him to specific performance of the plea agreement. The government’s recommendation for a sentence at the low-end of the applicable advisory Guidelines range following application of the career offender adjustment did not contradict the plain language of the plea agreement. The district court did not err in concluding that there was no breach of the plea agreement. See United States v. Franco-Lopez, 812 F.3d 984, 989 (9th Cir.2002) (holding that when construing a plea agreement, this court must determine what the defendant reasonably believed to be the terms of the plea agreement at the time of the plea).

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