Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melquiades SIMON-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-08-18
Citations: 584 F. App'x 564
Docket Number: No. 13-30293
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melquiades SIMON-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 584
Pages: 564–565

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melquiades SIMON-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-30293.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 13, 2014.
Filed Aug. 18, 2014.
Thomas H. Edmonds, Assistant U.S., Kelly A. Zusman, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Patrick Joseph Ehlers, Jr., Assistant Federal Public Defender, FPDOR-Federal Public Defender’s Office, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and HURWITZ, 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
Melquíades Simon-Hernandez appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 30-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for illegal reentry, in violation of 8 U.S.C.. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Simon-Hernandez contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable. He argues that a 30-month sentence is unnecessary because he has already begun to rehabilitate and he has solid post-incarceration plans. In addition, he argues that the district court placed too much weight on his prior convictions and not enough on his current character. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Simon-Hernandez's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The 30-month sentence, at the high end of the Guidelines range, is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including Simon-Hernandez's prior illegal reentry offense and history of driving under the influence. See id.; see also United States v. Gutierrez-Sanchez, 587 F.3d 904, 908 (9th Cir.2009) ("The weight to be given the various factors in a particular case is for the discretion of the district court.").
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.