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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION AUG 01 2016 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 15-10311 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 1:07-cr-00552-SOM v. MEMORANDUM* SHERI LYNN BULACAN, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Susan Oki Mollway, District Judge, Presiding Submitted July 29, 2016** Before: PREGERSON, LEAVY, and OWENS, Circuit Judges. Sheri Lynn Bulacan appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying her 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 * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). has authority to reduce a sentence under section 3582(c)(2), see United States v. Leniear,
574 F.3d 668, 672 (9th Cir. 2009), and we affirm. Bulacan contends that the district court erred in concluding that she is ineligible for a sentence reduction under Amendment 782 to the Guidelines. She argues that she is eligible for a reduction because, at her original sentencing, the district court did not adopt a specific drug quantity and reduced her sentence based on substantial assistance. We disagree. The record reflects that the court adopted the drug quantity calculated in the presentence report, which was based on Bulacan’s stipulations in her plea agreement.1 Because Amendment 782 did not lower the base offense level associated with that drug quantity, the district court correctly concluded that Bulacan is ineligible for a sentence reduction, regardless of her substantial assistance. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2); U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10(a)(2)(B), (b)(2)(B);
Leniear, 574 F.3d at 673-74. AFFIRMED. 1 Given that there is no dispute over the drug quantity that was used at sentencing, we also reject Bulacan’s claim that she was entitled to appointed counsel and a hearing on that question in the district court. 2 15-10311
Document Info
Docket Number: 15-10311
Citation Numbers: 667 F. App'x 670
Filed Date: 8/1/2016
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 1/13/2023