Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco MINANO-CIUDAD, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-11-17
Citations: 81 F. App'x 667
Docket Number: No. 03-50034
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco MINANO-CIUDAD, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 81
Pages: 667–668

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco MINANO-CIUDAD, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-50034.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 10, 2003.
Decided Nov. 17, 2003.
Bruce Smith, AUSA, USSD — Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
William R. Burgener, Esq., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: KOZINSKI, SILVERMAN and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suit able for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Francisco Minano-Ciudad appeals his 87-month sentence imposed following a guilty-plea conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
We dismiss the appeal because Minano-Ciudad knowingly and voluntarily entered into a negotiated plea agreement in which he waived his right to appeal, and his sentence was consistent with the terms of the plea agreement. See United States v. Nguyen, 235 F.3d 1179, 1182-83 (9th Cir.2000) (recognizing that courts will enforce waiver of appeal rights when waiver is knowing and voluntary).
DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.