Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adolfo SANDOVAL-MAGANA, a.k.a. Adolfo Magana, a.k.a. Carlos Francisco Mendoza, a.k.a. Adolfo M. Sandoval, a.k.a. Manual Valencia, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-03-14
Citations: 471 F. App'x 751
Docket Number: No. 11-10052
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adolfo SANDOVAL-MAGANA, a.k.a. Adolfo Magana, a.k.a. Carlos Francisco Mendoza, a.k.a. Adolfo M. Sandoval, a.k.a. Manual Valencia, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 471
Pages: 751–752

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adolfo SANDOVAL-MAGANA, a.k.a. Adolfo Magana, a.k.a. Carlos Francisco Mendoza, a.k.a. Adolfo M. Sandoval, a.k.a. Manual Valencia, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-10052.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 6, 2012.
Filed March 14, 2012.
Elizabeth Olson White, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Reno, NV, Robert Lawrence Ellman, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Michael J. Kennedy, Esquire, Federal Public Defender, Dan C. Maloney, Esquire, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender, Reno, NV, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: B. FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and TASHIMA, 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
Adolfo Sandoval-Magana appeals from the 18-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for unlawful reentry by a deported, removed, or excluded alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Sandoval-Magana contends that the district court committed procedural error by imposing his sentence to run consecutively to his undischarged state sentence. Specifically, he contends that the court failed to consult U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3 and its application notes; failed to consider the alleged sentencing disparities created by fortuities in the timing of federal and state prosecutions; failed to consider the alternative of a partially concurrent sentence; and relied upon speculation in imposing a consecutive sentence. The record belies Sandoval-Magana's contention that the district court relied on speculation at sentencing. As to his other contentions, absent some indication in the record to the contrary, we assume that district courts know and apply the relevant law. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 992 (9th Cir.2008) (en banc). Moreover, the record reflects that the district court's decision was reached after deliberation and was within its discretion. See 18 U.S.C. § 3584; U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3. As such, Sandoval-Magana cannot show that his substantial rights were affected by the alleged errors. See United States v. Waknine, 543 F.3d 546, 551 (9th Cir.2008).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.