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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAR 13 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-10091 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 5:10-cr-00588-EJD v. MEMORANDUM* JOSEPH J. VIOLA, a.k.a. Giuseppe Viola, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Edward J. Davila, District Judge, Presiding Submitted March 10, 2014** Before: PREGERSON, LEAVY, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges. Joseph J. Viola appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 105-month sentence for mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. We dismiss. * 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). The government argues that this appeal is barred by the appeal waiver in the parties’ plea agreement. Viola contends that the waiver is unenforceable, asserting that the government breached the plea agreement, primarily by recommending a total offense level that was higher than that indicated in the plea agreement. We review de novo whether a defendant has waived his right to appeal. See United States v. Watson,
582 F.3d 974, 981 (9th Cir. 2009). The record reflects that the government’s computation of the total offense level was consistent with the calculations in the plea agreement. Viola’s remaining allegations of breach are unavailing because they relate to actions taken by the Probation Office, which was not a party to the plea agreement. Because the appeal waiver applies and is enforceable, we dismiss. See
id. at 988.All pending motions are denied as moot. DISMISSED. 2 12-10091
Document Info
Docket Number: 12-10091
Citation Numbers: 562 F. App'x 559
Judges: Leavy, Murguia, Pregerson
Filed Date: 3/13/2014
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 8/31/2023