Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brandon Patrick AKANA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-06-13
Citations: 523 F. App'x 461
Docket Number: No. 12-10602
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brandon Patrick AKANA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: HAWKINS, McKEOWN, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 523
Pages: 461–462

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brandon Patrick AKANA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-10602.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 10, 2013.
Filed June 13, 2013.
Thomas J. Brady, Assistant U.S., USH-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Stuart Fujioka, Honolulu, HI, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: HAWKINS, McKEOWN, and BERZON, 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
Brandon Patrick Akana appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 22-month sentence imposed upon revocation of supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Akana contends that the district court erred by impermissibly lengthening his sentence based on the need for rehabilitation. We review for plain error, see United States v. Grant, 664 F.3d 276, 279 (9th Cir.2011), and find none. Though the district court discussed rehabilitation during the sentencing hearing, it did not impose or lengthen the sentence based on Akana's rehabilitative needs. See Tapia v. United States,-U.S.-, 131 S.Ct. 2382, 2392, 180 L.Ed.2d 357 (2011) ("A court commits no error by discussing the opportunities for rehabilitation within prison or the benefits of specific treatment or training programs.").
We decline to reach Akana's argument that the district court improperly relied on the need for punishment in imposing sentence because it is raised for the first time in the reply brief. See United States v. Romm, 455 F.3d 990, 997 (9th Cir.2006).
Akana's motion for reconsideration of the court's order granting the govern- merit's request to extend time to file the answering brief is denied as moot.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.