Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Noel GALLARDO-MEDINA, a.k.a. Gustavo Chavez, a.k.a. Noe Gallardo-Medina, a.k.a. Gordo, a.k.a. Noe, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-03-21
Citations: 633 F. App'x 490
Docket Number: No. 15-50057
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Noel GALLARDO-MEDINA, a.k.a. Gustavo Chavez, a.k.a. Noe Gallardo-Medina, a.k.a. Gordo, a.k.a. Noe, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, LEAVY, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 633
Pages: 490–491

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Noel GALLARDO-MEDINA, a.k.a. Gustavo Chavez, a.k.a. Noe Gallardo-Medina, a.k.a. Gordo, a.k.a. Noe, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-50057.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 15, 2016.
Filed March 21, 2016.
Jean-Claude Andre, Assistant U.S., Timothy James Searight, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
John Carl Lemon, II, Law Offices of John C. Lemon, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: GOODWIN, LEAVY, and CHRISTEN, 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
Noel Gallardo-Medina appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 168-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) and 846. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Gallardo-Medina contends that the sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of the unduly harsh nature of the methamphetamine Guidelines and the district court's failure to give sufficient weight to the need to avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Gallardo-Medina's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The below-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and. the totality of the circumstances, including the nature of the offense and the need to avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51, 128 S.Ct. 586; United States v. Gutierrez-Sanchez, 587 F.3d 904, 908 (9th Cir.2009) ("The weight to be given the various factors in a particular case is for the discretion of the district court.").
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.