Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor BERRELLEZA-VERDUZCO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-01-23
Citations: 590 F. App'x 707
Docket Number: No. 13-30262
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor BERRELLEZA-VERDUZCO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: McKEOWN, TALLMAN, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 590
Pages: 707–708

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor BERRELLEZA-VERDUZCO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-30262.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Dec. 11, 2014.
Filed Jan. 23, 2015.
Helen J. Brunner, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Vincent Thomas Lombardi, II, Esquire, Assistant U.S., J. Tate London, Assistant U.S., John Thacher McNeil, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Victor Berrelleza-Verduzco, Seattle, WA, pro se.
Myra Sun, Los Angeles, CA, for Defen-. dant-Appellant.
Before: McKEOWN, TALLMAN, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Victor Berrelleza-Verduzco appeals the district court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and his motion to substitute counsel at sentencing. Berrelle-za-Verduzeo argues this court should vacate his plea and sentence because the district court did not address the "package deal" provision interlocking Berrelleza-Verduzco's written plea agreement with four other co-defendants when reviewing the agreement in open court. Berrelleza-Verduzco argues this raises concerns about the voluntariness of his plea. Fed. R.Crim.P. 11(b)(2).
While the prosecution did not comply with its duty to orally alert the district court that Berrelleza-Verduzco's plea was part of a package deal with co-defendants, United States v. Caro, 997 F.2d 657, 660 (9th Cir.1993), Berrelleza-Verduzco failed to establish that this amounts to plain error. United States v. Vonn, 535 U.S. 55, 62-63, 122 S.Ct. 1043, 152 L.Ed.2d 90 (2002). Berrelleza-Verduzco has not alleged sufficient facts to support a conclusion that, but for the deficient colloquy •that failed to inquire into the package deal provision, it was reasonably probable that Berrelleza-Verduzco would not have pled guilty and would have gone to trial. United States v. Dominguez Benitez, 542 U.S. 74, 83, 124 S.Ct. 2333, 159 L.Ed.2d 157 (2004); United States v. Ddvila, — U.S. -, 133 S.Ct. 2139, 2150, 186 L.Ed.2d 139 (2013).
Finally, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Berrelleza-Ver-duzco's motion to substitute counsel. The conflict between client and attorney did not involve threats or an inability to pay counsel, the court gave Berrelleza-Ver- duzco the option of a delay for further consultation with his attorney, and the judge's inquiry into Berrelleza-Verduzco's complaint was sufficient. Cf. United States v. Rivera-Corona, 618 F.3d 976, 978 (9th Cir.2010).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
. Berrelleza-Verduzco argues that he should benefit from the standard of review applied in United States v. Caro — harmless error. However, since 1993, the Supreme Court has toughened the standard of review for Rule 11 errors, making it harder to show cause to vacate convictions and withdraw guilty pleas. See Vonn, 535 U.S. 55, 122 S.Ct. 1043; United States v. Dominguez Benitez, 542 U.S. 74, 124 S.Ct. 2333, 159 L.Ed.2d 157 (2004); United States v. Davila,-U.S.-, 133 S.Ct. 2139, 186 L.Ed.2d 139(2013).