Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Simon LOPEZ, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-03-05
Citations: 470 F. App'x 684
Docket Number: No. 11-50136
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Simon LOPEZ, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 470
Pages: 684–685

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Simon LOPEZ, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-50136.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 21, 2012.
Filed March 5, 2012.
Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Ami Sheth, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
David Wayne Fermino, I, Esquire, Law Offices of David W. Fermino, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: FERNANDEZ, McKEOWN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Simon Lopez, Jr., appeals from the 205-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(l)(A)(viii), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Lopez contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing sufficiently to discuss or apply the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, and by treating the Guidelines range as the presumptive sentencing range. The district court provided a well-reasoned and thorough analysis of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, before determining that a sentence below the applicable Guidelines range was appropriate. The district court did not procedurally err, and the sentence is substantively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances and in light of the § 3553(a) factors. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007).
Lopez also contends that the district court erred by not granting a third-point reduction for acceptance of responsibility. This contention lacks merit. See U.S.S.G. § 3El.l(b); United States v. Johnson, 581 F.3d 994, 1003-04 (9th Cir.2009).
Lopez's pro se motion to supplement the record is denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.