T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

T he pa ne l una ni m ous l yc onc l ude s thi s c a s e i s s ui t abl e f orde c i s i on ** w ith o u t o r a l a r g u m e n t. See F ed. R . A pp . P . 34 (a )( 2). NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T UN I T E D S T AT E S OF AME R I C A, P l ai nt i ff

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e n d a n t - A p p e lla n t. N o. 11- 50218 D . C. N o . 2 : 0 9 - c r - 0 1 1 3 7 - D SF ME MOR AN DU M *

A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f o rth e C e n tr a l D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn ia D a l e S . F i s c he r , D i s tr i c tJ udge , P r e s i di ng S ubm i tt e d S e pt e m be r10, 2012 ** B efo re: W A R D L A W , C L IF T O N , an dN . R . S M IT H , C i rcu i tJu d g es. L ui s O nt i veros- D el val appeal s f rom the 12 0-m on th sent ence and 1 5-ye ar t e rm of s upe rvi s e d r e l e a s e i m pos e d f ol l ow i ng hi s gui l ty - pl e ac onvi c t i on f or c ons pi r a c yt o di s tr i but e c oc a i ne a nd m e tha m phe t a m i ne , i n vi ol a t i on of 2 1 U . S. C. § 8 4 6 . W e h a v e j u r i s d i c t i o n u n d e r2 8 U . S. C. § 1 2 9 1 , a n dw e a f f i rm. 

# FI LED SEP 20 2012 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS11- 50218 2 O nt i ve r os - D e l va l c ont e nds tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourte rr e d i n de ny i ng am i nor r ol e a dj us tm e ntunde rU . S . S . G . § 3B 1. 2( b) . T he r e c or d s upport s the c onc l us i on tha tO nt i ve r os - D e l va l w a s not“ s ubs t a nt i a l l yl e s s c ul pabl e tha n the a ve r a ge p a rtic ip a n t” in th e c o n s p ir a c y ; th u s , th e d is tr ic t c o u rt d idn o t e rrin d e n y in g ar o le a d ju s tm e n t. See U .S .S .G . § 3 B 1 .2 c m t. n .3 ( A ) ; U n i ted S ta tes v. R o dri

g u ez-Ca stro , 64 1 F . 3d 11 89 , 11 93 (9th C i r. 20 11 ). O nt i ve r os - D e l va l a l s o c ont e nds tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourtr e l i e d a ts e nt e nc i ng on c l e a r l ye rr one ous f

a c t s both i n de ny i ng the r ol e a dj us tm e nta nd i n s e l e c t i ng a s e nt e nc e unde r18 U . S . C . § 3553( a ) . T he r e c or d be l i e s thi s c ont e nt i on. O nt i ve r os - D e l va l ne xtc ha l l e nge s the s uf f i c i e nc yof

the c ourt ’ s e xpl a na t i on o f th e 1 2 0 - m o n th s e n te n c e a n d 1 5 - y e a rs u p e rv is e dr e le a s e te rm a n dits c ons i de r a t i on of

the s e c t i on 3553( a ) s e nt e nc i ng f a c t or s . T he r e c or d r e f

l e c t s tha tthe c ourta de qua t e l yc ons i de r e d the pa rt i e s ’ s ubm i s s i ons a nd the s t a tut orys e nt e nc i ng f a c to r s , a n d its e x p la n a tio n o f th e s e n te n c e w a s s u f

f ic ie n t. See U

ni ted States v. Ca r ty , 52 0 F . 3d 98 4, 99 2-93 (9th C i r. 20 08 ) ( en banc). O nt i ve r os - D e l va l a l s o a r gue s tha thi s 120- m onth pr i s on s e nt e nc e a nd 15- year t erm o f su p erv i sed rel ease are su b st an t i v el y u n reaso n ab l e, l arg el y b ecau se the ya r e gr e a t e rtha n the t e rm s gi ve n t o hi s c o- de f e nda nt s a nd e xc e e d the reco m m en d at i o n o f th e p ro b at i o n o ffi cer an d , i n th e case o f th e su p erv i sed rel ease11- 50218 3 t e rm , of the gove rnm e nt . T he 120- m onth s e nt e nc e , 15 m onths be l ow the l ow e nd of the a dvi s oryS e nt e nc i ng G ui de l i ne s r a nge , i s s ubs t a nt i ve l yr e a s onabl e i n l i ghtof th e s e c tio n 3 5 5 3 ( a ) s e n te n c in g f a c to r s a n dth e to ta lityo f th e c ir c u m s ta n c e s . See G al l v. U ni ted States , 5 5 2 U . S . 3 8 , 5 1 (2 0 0 7 ). T h e d i stri ctco u rtal so d i dn o tab u se its d is c r e tio n b yim p o s in g a1 5 - y e a rte rm o f s u p e rv is e dr e le a s e . See U ni ted States v. Apo da ca , 6 4 1 F .3 d 1 0 7 7 , 1 0 7 9 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 1 ) . W e g ra n t O n ti v er o s- D elv al’s m o ti o n to strik e a n dd en y th e g o v ern m en t’ s re qu es tfor j ud i ci al no t i ce . AF F I RME D.