Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge GUERRA-ESPARZA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-01-24
Citations: 553 F. App'x 688
Docket Number: No. 12-10470
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge GUERRA-ESPARZA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: CANBY, SILVERMAN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 553
Pages: 688–689

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge GUERRA-ESPARZA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-10470.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 21, 2014.
Filed Jan. 24, 2014.
Karla Delord, USPX — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appel-lee.
Keith J. Hilzendeger, FPDAZ — Federal Public Defender’s Office, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: CANBY, SILVERMAN, and PAEZ, 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
Jorge Guerra-Esparza appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 120-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and aiding and abetting, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), 841(b)(l)(A)(ii), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Guerra-Esparza contends that the district court committed legal error when it denied him safety-valve relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f). Notwithstanding the court's alleged misstatements regarding the requirements for obtaining safety-valve relief, the record reflects that the court agreed with the government's determination that Guerra-Esparza had not truthfully and fully provided the government with all of the information he had concerning the offense. Because the record supports this determination, the district court did not clearly err in denying relief. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(5); United States v. Mejia-Pimental, 477 F.3d 1100, 1103 (9th Cir.2007).
Because the district court lacked discretion to sentence Guerra-Esparza below the statutory mandatory minimum, we do not reach his remaining contentions of sentencing error.
Guerra-Esparza's stipulated motion to supplement the record is granted.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.