Gonzalez-Loera

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-1013 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:13-cr-01123-

SPL-1

v.

ROBERTO GONZALEZ-LOERA,

OPINION

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Steven Paul Logan, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 27, 2025 * Phoenix, Arizona

Filed April 28, 2025

Before: Susan P. Graber and Mark J. Bennett, Circuit Judges, and Joan H. Lefkow, Senior District Judge. **

Opinion by Judge Bennett

* The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). ** The Honorable Joan H. Lefkow, United States Senior District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, sitting by designation. 2 USA V. GONZALEZ-LOERA

SUMMARY ***

Criminal Law

The panel affirmed the district court’s denial of Roberto Gonzalez-Loera’s motion for a sentence reduction under the new zero-point offender provision of U.S.S.G. § 4C1.1. Section 4C1.1 allows a court to adjust a defendant’s offense level downward if he “meets all of the [listed] criteria.” The listed…