Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lechaun D. BAKER, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-10-02
Citations: 698 F. App'x 420
Docket Number: No. 16-50497
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lechaun D. BAKER, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 698
Pages: 420–420

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lechaun D. BAKER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-50497
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted September 26, 2017
OCTOBER 2, 2017
Benjamin Holley, Assistant U.S., Michael Emerson Lasater, Esquire, U.S., Stacey H. Sullivan, Assistant U.S., Helen H. Hong, Assistant U.S., Office of the US Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Lechaun D. Baker, Lompoc, CA, pro se.
Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and N.R. SMITH, 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
Lechaun D. Baker appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Baker contends that he is entitled to a sentence reduction under Amendment 782 to the Sentencing Guidelines. We review de novo whether a district court had authority to modify a sentence under section 3582(c)(2). See United States v. Leniear, 574 F.3d 668, 672 (9th Cir. 2009). Contrary to Baker's contention, the record reflects that the sentencing court determined that his offense involved 8.94 kilograms of actual methamphetamine. Even after Amendment 782, the base offense level for that drug amount is 38. See U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(c)(1)(2014). Because Amendment 782 did not lower Baker's applicable guideline range, the district court correctly concluded that Baker is ineligible for a sentence reduction. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2); U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10(a); Leniear, 574 F.3d at 673-74.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.