Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Darnell BERKLEY, Sr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-03-13
Citations: 471 F. App'x 734
Docket Number: No. 11-50135
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Darnell BERKLEY, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 471
Pages: 734–735

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Darnell BERKLEY, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-50135.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 6, 2012.
Filed March 13, 2012.
Bonnie L. Hobbs, Assistant U.S., Steve Kim, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Brian Darnell Berkley, Sr., Adelanto, CA, pro se.
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
Brian Darnell Berkley, Sr., appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion to modify his sentence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Berkley contends that the district court erred by declining to reduce his sentence based on Guidelines Amendment 599, which addresses the applicability of weapons enhancements for a defendant convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). This contention lacks merit because Amendment 599 went into effect five years before Berkley was sentenced. Therefore his sentence is not "based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission," as required by section 3582(c)(2). See United States v. Leniear, 574 F.3d 668, 673 (9th Cir.2009).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.