Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerardo Octavio DE LA PUENTE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-08-05
Citations: 286 F. App'x 504
Docket Number: No. 08-50002
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerardo Octavio DE LA PUENTE, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 286
Pages: 504–505

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerardo Octavio DE LA PUENTE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-50002.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 22, 2008.
Filed Aug. 5, 2008.
Stephen I. Goorvitch, Esq., USLA-Of-fice of the U.S. Attorney Criminal Division, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Carlton Frederick Gunn, Esq., FPDCA-Federal Public Defender’s Office, Los An-geles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: B. FLETCHER, THOMAS, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Gerardo de la Puente appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to forging an endorsement on a treasury check, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 510(a)(1). He contends that the district court erred in denying him a downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 8E1.1 on the ground that, while awaiting sentencing, he committed new, unrelated crimes. This contention is foreclosed by our recent decision in United States v. Mara, 523 F.3d 1036, 1038-39 (9th Cir. 2008). We therefore affirm the district court's judgment.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.