Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Todd L. PARDE, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-02-22
Citations: 216 F. App'x 610
Docket Number: No. 05-4417
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Todd L. PARDE, Appellant.
Judges: Before RILEY, MAGILL, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 216
Pages: 610–610

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Todd L. PARDE, Appellant.
No. 05-4417.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Feb. 14, 2007.
Filed: Feb. 22, 2007.
Bruce Wellesley Gillan, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Omaha, NE, for Appellee.
Todd L. Parde, Leavenworth, KS, pro se.
Thomas R. Lamb, Anderson & Creager, Lincoln, NE, for Appellant.
Before RILEY, MAGILL, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Todd L. Parde (Parde) pled guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The district court sentenced him to the statutory minimum term of 120 months' imprisonment and five years' supervised release. On appeal, Parde argues the district court erred by denying his downward-departure motion under U.S.S.G. § 5K2.13. However, the district court was without authority to sentence him below the statutory minimum because the government did not file a substantial-assistance motion under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e) and he was not eligible for safety-valve relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f). See United States v. Chacon, 330 F.3d 1065, 1066 (8th Cir.2003). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
. The Honorable Richard G. Kopf, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska.