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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Jaime Francisco RUELAS-CECENA, aka Jaime Ruelas, Defendant—Appellant.
    No. 04-10251.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Jan. 9, 2006.
    
    Filed Jan. 17, 2006.
    
      David Paul Flannigan, Esq., USTU— Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Nathan D. Leonardo, Esq., Leonardo & Roach, Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: HUG, O’SCANNLAIN, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Jaime Francisco Ruelas-Cecena appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 60-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more, but less than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(l)(B)(vii).

We dismiss in light of the valid appeal waiver. See United States v. Nguyen, 235 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2000) (stating that an appeal waiver is valid when it is entered into knowingly and voluntarily); see also United States v. Cardenas, 405 F.3d 1046, 1048 (9th Cir.2005) (holding that the changes in sentencing law imposed by United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), did not render waiver of appeal involuntary and unknowing).

DISMISSED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.