Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louis Alberto VALLADARES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-10-20
Citations: 146 F. App'x 233
Docket Number: No. 04-50071; D.C. No. CR-97-01194-JSL-3
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Louis Alberto VALLADARES, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before T.G. NELSON, WARDLAW and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 146
Pages: 233–234

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Louis Alberto VALLADARES, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 04-50071.
D.C. No. CR-97-01194-JSL-3.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Oct. 11, 2005.
Decided Oct. 20, 2005.
Lawrence S. Middleton, Esq., Ronald L. Cheng, Esq., USLA—Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff—Appellee.
James M. Crawford, Esq., Orange, CA, for Defendant—Appellant.
Before T.G. NELSON, WARDLAW and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Louis Alberto Valladares appeals the 37-month sentence following his guilty-plea conviction for mail fraud and causing an act to be done in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and 2.
We dismiss in light of the valid appeal waiver. See United States v. Nguyen, 235 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2000) (stating that an appeal waiver is valid when it is entered into knowingly and voluntarily); see also United States v. Cardenas, 405 F.3d 1046, 1048 (9th Cir.2005) (holding that the changes in sentencing law imposed by United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), did not render waiver of appeal involuntary and unknowing); cf. United States v. Buchanan, 59 F.3d 914 (9th Cir.1995).
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 9th Cir. R. 36-3.