Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Efrain MEDINA-TALAMANTES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-03-05
Citations: 458 F. App'x 784
Docket Number: No. 11-8066
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Efrain MEDINA-TALAMANTES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BRISCOE, Chief Judge, O’BRIEN and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 458
Pages: 784–785

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Efrain MEDINA-TALAMANTES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-8066.
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
March 5, 2012.
David A. Kubichek, Esq., Office of the United States Attorney, Casper, WY, Kelly Harrison Rankin, Steven K. Sharpe, Office of the United States Attorney, Cheyenne, WY, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Robert Stuart McCormick, Attorney at Law, P.C., Denver, CO, Ericka Smith, Budd-Falen, Cheyenne, WY, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BRISCOE, Chief Judge, O’BRIEN and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
PER CURIAM.
Efrain Medina-Talamantes pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 & 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B). His plea agreement included a waiver of the right to appeal his sentence. Despite the waiver, Mr. Medina-Talamantes has filed an appeal seeking to challenge his sentence. The government has moved to enforce the appeal waiver. See United States v. Hahn, 359 F.3d 1315, 1328 (10th Cir.2004) (en banc) (per curiam). Mr. Medina-Tala-mantes, through counsel, represents that he "does not object to the motion for enforcement of [the] plea agreement. Counsel was advised that [Mr. Medina-Tala-mantes] does not wish to pursue his appeal any further and does not object to the dismissal of the appeal with prejudice." Resp. at 1.
Although we are not required to address a Hahn factor that the defendant does not contest, see United States v. Porter, 405 F.3d 1136, 1143 (10th Cir.2005), we have independently confirmed that: (1) this appeal is within the scope of Mr. Medina-Talamantes appellate waiver; (2) he knowingly and voluntarily waived his appellate rights; and (3) enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice. See Hahn, 359 F.3d at 1325.
The motion to enforce the plea agreement is GRANTED and this appeal is DISMISSED.
This panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R.App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.
. Mr. Medina-Talamantes also attempts to appeal from the district court's denial of his motion to reopen his conviction, but as the government points out, there is no record of any such motion having been filed.