United States v. Kenneth Paulk

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 08-50229 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No. 2:92-cr-00738-TJH

KENNETH LAMONT PAULK,

OPINION

Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Terry J. Hatter, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 2, 2009* Pasadena, California

Filed June 24, 2009

Before: Harry Pregerson, Susan P. Graber, and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam Opinion

*The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). COUNSEL

Carlton F. Gunn, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Ange- les, California, for defendant-appellant Kenneth Paulk.

Daniel B. Levin, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Ange- les, California, for plaintiff-appellee United States of Amer- ica.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

We must decide whether a defendant sentenced pursuant to a statutory mandatory minimum is entitled to a reduction of sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We conclude that the district court has no…