Mickey

United States v. Mickey

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 3, 202524-6478California642 words

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Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

DEC 3 2025

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-6478 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:15-cr-01201-BTM-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

WILLIE DWAYNE MICKEY,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Barry Ted Moskowitz, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 18, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW, IKUTA, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

Willie Dwayne Mickey appeals the denial of his motion for a sentence

reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.

§ 1291 and affirm.

Neither 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) nor U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10 violates the

nondelegation doctrine. Congress delegated to the United States Sentencing

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Commission the power to create policy statements that district courts must follow

when reducing a defendant’s sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). See…

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