Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maleek JAMES, a.k.a. Dr. Brian Wojack, a.k.a. Brian Womack, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-08-01
Citations: 667 F. App'x 684
Docket Number: No. 15-30220
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maleek JAMES, a.k.a. Dr. Brian Wojack, a.k.a. Brian Womack, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 667
Pages: 684–685

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maleek JAMES, a.k.a. Dr. Brian Wojack, a.k.a. Brian Womack, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-30220
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 26, 2016
FILED August 1, 2016
Michael Symington Morgan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Lisca Borichewski, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Helen J. Brunner, Esquire, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Steven To-shio Masada, Sarah Y. Vogel, Assistant U.S. Attorney, DOJ-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Maleek James, Florence, CO, Pro Se.
Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, 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
Maleek James appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo whether a district court has authority to modify a sentence under section 3582(c)(2), see United States v. Leniear, 574 F.3d 668, 672 (9th Cir. 2009), and we affirm.
James contends that he is entitled to a sentence reduction under Amendment 782 to the Sentencing Guidelines. The district court correctly concluded that James is ineligible for a sentence reduction because his sentence is already below the minimum of the amended Guidelines range. See U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10(b)(2)(A) ("[T]he court shall not reduce the defendant's term of imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and this policy statement to a term that is less than the minimum of the amended guideline range."). Because the district court lacked authority to reduce James's sentence, it had no cause to consider the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. See Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. 817, 826-27, 130 S.Ct. 2683, 177 L.Ed.2d 271 (2010). Contrary to James's contention, the district court was not free to disregard section 1B1.10. See United States v. Fox, 631 F.3d 1128, 1133 (9th Cir. 2011)
Insofar as James challenges the leadership enhancement imposed, this claim is not cognizable. See Dillon, 560 U.S. at 831, 130 S.Ct. 2683 (section 3582(c)(2) does not permit a plenary resentencing proceeding).
James s motion to expedite is denied as unnecessary.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.