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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION NOV 17 2009 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 08-50434 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 5:01-cr-0011-VAP-1 v. MEMORANDUM * ANDRE PATRICK HOLLAND, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Virginia A. Phillips, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted November 6, 2009 Pasadena, California Before: SCHROEDER and IKUTA, Circuit Judges, and SEDWICK, ** District Judge. The district court did not err in denying Holland’s request to apply the “safety valve” in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) on a motion for reduction of sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), because modification of a sentence under § 3582(c)(2) * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The Honorable John W. Sedwick, United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, sitting by designation. “does not amount to a new sentencing for purposes of the safety valve statute.” United States v. Stockdale,
129 F.3d 1066, 1068 (9th Cir. 1997). Moreover, Sentencing Commission policy statements prevent use of § 3553(f) in § 3582(c) proceedings. See U.S.S.G. §§ 1B1.10(a)(3), 1B1.10(b)(1). “[C]onsistency with the policy statements is a mandatory condition” under § 3582(c)(2). United States v. Sipai,
582 F.3d 994, 995 (9th Cir. 2009). AFFIRMED. -2-
Document Info
Docket Number: 08-50434
Citation Numbers: 365 F. App'x 751
Filed Date: 11/17/2009
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 1/12/2023