Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric John MEISNER, a.k.a. Lewis Guarnieri, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-11-08
Citations: 458 F. App'x 591
Docket Number: No. 07-10008
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric John MEISNER, a.k.a. Lewis Guarnieri, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: O’SCANNLAIN, TASHIMA, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 458
Pages: 591–592

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric John MEISNER, a.k.a. Lewis Guarnieri, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-10008.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 8, 2011.
Filed Nov. 8, 2011.
Mary Beth Pfister, Esq., USPX-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Philip E. Hantel, Esq., Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Eric John Meisner, Fairton, NJ, pro se.
Philip E. Hantel, Esq., Phoenix, AZ, Donald F. Manno, Esq., Donald F. Manno, Esq., Cherry Hill, NJ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, TASHIMA, and GRABER, 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
Eric John Meisner appeals from the 120-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Meisner contends that the district court erred by denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Specifically, Meisner claims that he did not understand the nature of the appellate and post-conviction rights he was giving up at the time he entered the guilty plea, due to head trauma suffered both as a child and while in pretrial detention. In light of the district court's factual finding that Meisner understood that he was giving up certain rights when he entered his guilty plea, we conclude that it did not abuse its discretion in determining that he failed to show a fair and just reason for withdrawing his plea. See Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(d)(2)(B); United States v. McTiernan, 546 F.3d 1160, 1167-68 (9th Cir.2008).
Counsel's motion to withdraw is granted.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.