United States v. Michael Turman

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574 F. App'x 747
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 20, 201413-10236California266 words

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MEMORANDUM

Michael Edward Turman appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion to amend either the presentence report (“PSR”) or the judgment to include information relating to his history of marijuana use. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Turman concedes that, at the time of his motion, the district court lacked authority to modify his sentence but contends that the court nonetheless had authority under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 36 to modify both the PSR and the judgment, which, he argues, are distinct from the sentence itself. We review de novo. See United States v. Carter, 742 F.3d 440, 444 (9th Cir.2014) (per curiam). “Rule 36 is a vehicle for correcting clerical mistakes .... ” United States v. Penna, 319 F.3d 509, 513 (9th Cir.2003). The district court lacked authority to modify either the PSR, see United States v. Catabran, 884 F.2d 1288, 1289 (9th Cir.1989) (per curiam) (“[OJnce the district court has imposed sentence, the court lacks jurisdiction under Rule 32 to hear challenges to a presen-tence report.”), or the judgment, see United States v. Ceballos, 671 F.3d 854 (9th Cir.2011) (per curiam) (district court lacked…

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