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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 24 2021 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-30135 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:19-cr-00063-TOR-1 v. MEMORANDUM* JOSHUA W. CHRISTENSEN, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Thomas O. Rice, District Judge, Presiding Submitted March 16, 2021** Before: GRABER, R. NELSON, and HUNSAKER, Circuit Judges. Joshua W. Christensen appeals from the district court’s judgment imposing a 4-year sentence of probation following his guilty-plea conviction for threatening to murder a federal official, in violation of
18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1), (b)(4). We have jurisdiction under
28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we dismiss. * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Christensen argues that the appeal waiver contained in his plea agreement is not enforceable because a defendant cannot voluntarily waive the right to appeal a sentence that has not yet been imposed. As he concedes, this contention is foreclosed. See United States v. Medina-Carrasco,
815 F.3d 457, 462-63 (9th Cir. 2015); United States v. Navarro-Botello,
912 F.2d 318, 320 (9th Cir. 1990). Even if it were not foreclosed, Christensen does not identify any substantive challenge to his conviction or sentence that he would raise absent the waiver. Accordingly, we dismiss pursuant to the valid appeal waiver. See Medina-Carrasco, 815 F.3d at 463. DISMISSED. 2 20-30135
Document Info
Docket Number: 20-30135
Filed Date: 3/24/2021
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 3/24/2021