UNITED STATES CO URT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. JAMES R. SWITZER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 12-1437 (D.C. No. 1:12-CR-00010-MSK-15) (D. Colo.)

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Before O’BRIEN , HOLMES , and MATHESON , Circuit Judges.

This matter is before the court on the government’s motion to enforce the appeal waiver contained in defendant Ja mes R. Switzer’s plea agreement. The defendant pleaded guilty to a firearms offense in violation 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). At sentencing, the district court determined th at the defendant’s total offense level was 17 and his applicable advisory guidelin es sentencing range was 51 to 63 months’

* This panel has determined that oral ar gument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctr ines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It ma y be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32. 1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1. FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit 

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Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court- 2 - imprisonment. The district court varied downward and sentenced the defendant to 40 months’ imprisonment. Pursuant to his plea agreement, the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waive[d] the right to appeal any matter in connection with [his] prosecution, conviction, or sentence unless it meets one of the following three criteria: (1) the sentence imposed is above the maximum pena lty provided in the statute of conviction, (2) the Court, after de termining the otherwise applicable sentencing guideline range, either depart s or varies upwardly, or (3) the Court determines that th e adjusted offense level is greater than 20 and imposes a sentence based upon that offense level determination. Attach. 1 to Mot. to Enforce (Plea Agreem ent) at 2. Except as stated above, the defendant also “knowingly and voluntarily waive[d] the right to appeal the manner in which the sentence [w as] determined.” Id. He reserved his right to appeal or otherwise seek relief if “(1) there is an explicitly retroac tive change in the applicable guidelines or sentencing statute, (2) there is a claim that [h e] was denied the effective assistance of counsel, or (3) there is a claim of prosecutorial misconduct.” Id. at 3. Finally, if the government appealed the sentence imposed, the defendant would be released from the waiver. Id

. The government filed a motion to enforce the plea agreement under United States v. Hahn , 359 F.3d 1315 (10th Cir. 2004) (en ba nc) (per curiam). In evaluating a motion to enforce a waiver, we consider: “(1) whether the disputed appeal falls within the scope of the waiver of appe llate rights; (2) whether the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his appell ate rights; and (3) whether enforcing the waiver would result in a mi scarriage of justice.” Id. at 1325. The defendant’s- 3 - counsel filed a response stati ng that he cannot identify any meritorious grounds to contest the motion to enforce. We gave the defendant the opportunity to file a pro se response, but his deadline has passed, and to date we have not received a response from him. Our independent review confirms that the requirements fo r enforcing the plea waiver have been satisfied. Accordingly, we grant the motion to enforce and dismiss the appeal. We grant the defendant’s c ounsel’s motion to file a response one day late.

Entered for the Court Per Curiam