Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario PENA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-09-16
Citations: 143 F. App'x 851
Docket Number: No. 04-50212
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Mario PENA, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: REINHARDT, RYMER and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 143
Pages: 851–851

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Mario PENA, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 04-50212.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 12, 2005.
Decided Sept. 16, 2005.
J. Mark Childs, Esq., USLA—Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jose C. Rojo, Esq., Jose C. Rojo Law Offices, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: REINHARDT, RYMER and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Mario Pena appeals his 168-month sentence imposed following a guilty plea conviction for distribution and possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 846.
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, — U.S. -, 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 Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.