Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Manuel COTA-CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-09-29
Citations: 698 F. App'x 484
Docket Number: No. 16-50438
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Manuel COTA-CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 698
Pages: 484–484

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Manuel COTA-CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-50438
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted September 26, 2017
Filed September 29, 2017
Emily J. Keifer, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Shital Thakkar, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Helen H. Hong, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the US Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Benjamin P. Davis, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Matthew W. Fleming, Attorney, Kristi A. Hughes, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant
Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and N.R. SMITH, 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
Juan Manuel Cota-Chavez appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 48-month sentence imposed upon remand for resentencing following his guilty-plea conviction for importation of methamphetamine and heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952 and 960. We dismiss.
Cota-Chavez contends that the district court erred by denying him a minor role reduction under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b). Because Cota-Chavez has been released from custody and is not subject to a term of supervised release, we dismiss the appeal as moot. See United States v. Palomba, 182 F.3d 1121, 1123 (9th Cir. 1999).
DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.