Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl Larue GODFREY, a.k.a. Carl Godfrey, a.k.a. Carl Laurue Godfrey, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-11-26
Citations: 549 F. App'x 615
Docket Number: No. 11-50534
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl Larue GODFREY, a.k.a. Carl Godfrey, a.k.a. Carl Laurue Godfrey, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: CANBY, TROTT and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 549
Pages: 615–616

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl Larue GODFREY, a.k.a. Carl Godfrey, a.k.a. Carl Laurue Godfrey, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-50534.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 19, 2013.
Filed Nov. 26, 2013.
Curtis A. Kin, Esquire, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, Jennifer L. Waier, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Santa Ana, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Carl Larue Godfrey, Santa Ana, CA, pro se.
Mark Yanis, Huntington Beach, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: CANBY, TROTT and THOMAS, 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
Carl Larue Godfrey appeals from district court's judgment and challenges the 70-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for aiding and abetting mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 1341. We dismiss.
Godfrey contends that the district court procedurally erred at sentencing by failing to hold a hearing on a disputed issue regarding the calculation of his criminal history category. The government argues that the appeal is barred by a valid appeal waiver. We review de novo whether a defendant has waived his right to appeal. See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 981 (9th Cir.2009).
Godfrey contends that the appeal waiver does not apply because the district court failed to calculate properly his criminal history and the government breached the agreement because it failed to recommend a sentence at the bottom of the applicable Guidelines range. The plain language of the appeal waiver unambiguously encompasses the district court's determination of Godfrey's criminal history category. See United States v. Harris, 628 F.3d 1203, 1206-07 (9th Cir.2011). Further, the government did not breach the plea agreement because it recommended a sentence at the bottom of the correctly calculated Guidelines range. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal in light of the valid appeal waiver. See id. at 988.
DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.