Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond MENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-11-22
Citations: 404 F. App'x 209
Docket Number: No. 09-50189
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond MENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: TASHIMA, BERZON, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 404
Pages: 209–210

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond MENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-50189.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 16, 2010.
Filed Nov. 22, 2010.
Michael Scott Lowe, Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Daniel Benjamin Levin, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Gail Ivens, Esquire, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: TASHIMA, BERZON, and CLIFTON, 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
Raymond Mendez appeals from the district court's order denying his motion for a reduction of sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Mendez first contends that the district court erred in concluding that Mendez is ineligible for a sentence reduction under section 3582(c)(2). This contention is foreclosed by United States v. Leniear, 574 F.3d 668, 673 (9th Cir.2009) (holding that a defendant is not eligible for a sentence reduction under section 3582(c)(2) when the application of that amendment does not result in a lower sentencing range). Here, the district court appropriately found at sentencing that Mendez was responsible for the distribution of 139 kilograms of crack cocaine. This finding of fact maintained Mendez's base offense level at 38, which did not lower his sentencing range. See Leniear, 574 F.3d at 673-74.
Mendez also contends that the district court procedurally erred in imposing his sentence by failing to address his mitigating argument and to adequately explain the reasons for declining to impose a lower sentence. He further contends that his guideline sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of his limited involvement in the conspiracy. Mendez's arguments are foreclosed by Dillon v. United States, -U.S.-, 180 S.Ct. 2683, 2690-94,177 L.Ed.2d 271 (2010) (holding that BookeYs holdings do not apply to section 3582(c)(2) proceedings and therefore do not require treating section lB1.10(b) as advisory).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.