Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lewis Lynn MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-04-24
Citations: 689 F. App'x 870
Docket Number: No. 16-30169
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lewis Lynn MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 689
Pages: 870–871

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lewis Lynn MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-30169
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 11, 2017
Filed April 24, 2017
Tim Tatarka, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the US Attorney, Billings, MT, Joseph E. Thaggard, Assistant U.S. Attorney, USMI — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Missoula, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Lewis Lynn Mitchell, Pro Se
Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, 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). Mitchell’s request for oral argument is denied.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Lewis Lynn Mitchell appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Mitchell contends that he is entitled to a sentence reduction under Amendment 782 to the Sentencing Guidelines. We review de novo whether a defendant is eligible for a sentence reduction. See United States v. Leniear, 574 F.3d 668, 672 (9th Cir. 2009). Mitchell was sentenced as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1. Thus, his sentence was not "based on" a Guidelines range that was lowered by Amendment 782 and he is ineligible for a reduction. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2); United States v. Wesson, 583 F.3d 728, 731 (9th Cir. 2009). Accordingly, contrary to Mitchell's contention, the district court had no cause to consider the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. See Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. 817, 826-27, 130 S.Ct. 2683, 177 L.Ed.2d 271 (2010).
Mitchell's contention that he should not have been sentenced as a career offender is not cognizable in a section 3582(c)(2) proceeding. See United States v. Waters, 648 F.3d 1114, 1118 (9th Cir. 2011).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.