Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pio VALENZUELA, aka Jose Olivas-Castillo, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-09-28
Citations: 202 F. App'x 286
Docket Number: No. 04-10578
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pio VALENZUELA, aka Jose Olivas-Castillo, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: CANBY, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 202
Pages: 286–287

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pio VALENZUELA, aka Jose Olivas-Castillo, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-10578.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 17, 2006.
Filed Sept. 28, 2006.
David A. Pimsner, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Lynn T. Hamilton, Esq., Hamilton Law Office, PC, Mesa, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: CANBY, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Pio Valenzuela appeals the 121-month sentence the district court imposed follow ing his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. 21 U.S.C. § 841. We dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction because Valenzuela knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to appeal on the grounds he raises. See United States v. Jeronimo, 398 F.3d 1149, 1152-53 (9th Cir.2005).
Valenzuela waived "any right to appeal or collaterally attack any matter pertaining to this prosecution and sentence if the sentence imposed is consistent with the terms of this agreement." The plea agreement provided that Valenzuela should be sentenced at the low end of the applicable Guidelines range. The Court properly calculated a Guideline range of 121 to 151 months and, consistently with the plea agreement, sentenced Valenzuela to 121 months imprisonment.
The government did not breach the plea agreement when it opposed Valenzuela's motion for safety valve relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f), or when it sought an enhancement for possession of a firearm under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(1). The court's denial of safety valve relief did not render Valenzuela's sentence illegal because his sentence did not exceed the statutory maximum of life imprisonment. See United States v. Cardenas, 405 F.3d 1046, 1048 (9th Cir.2005).
Appeal 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 9th Cir. R. 36-3.