Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Derek ARD, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-09-28
Citations: 397 F. App'x 371
Docket Number: No. 08-30158
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Derek ARD, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 397
Pages: 371–372

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Derek ARD, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-30158.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 13, 2010.
Filed Sept. 28, 2010.
James Edmund Seykora, Esquire, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Ryan Archer, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Plaintiff-Ap-pellee.
David F. Ness, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, 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
Derek Ard appeals from the 175-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Ard contends the district court erred by applying a three-level adjustment under U.S.S.G § 3Bl.l(b) for his role as a manager or supervisor in the offense. We review for clear error the district court's determination as to whether a defendant qualifies for a role adjustment. See United States v. Maldonado, 215 F.3d 1046, 1050 (9th Cir.2000). The district court did not clearly err in light of evidence that Ard served as one of the two primary distributors for the leader of the conspiracy, and that Ard was fronted drugs to sell to other distributors. See United States v. Egge, 223 F.3d 1128, 1132 (9th Cir.2000) (three-level adjustment was proper where defendant used others to help him sell drugs).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.