United States v. Alexander Martinez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 19 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-50113

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 3:15-cr-02821-BAS-3 v. 3:15-cr-02821-BAS

ALEXANDER MARTINEZ,

MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Cynthia A. Bashant, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted August 4, 2021 Anchorage, Alaska

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

Alexander Martinez appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for

compassionate release for “extraordinary and compelling reasons” under 18 U.S.C.

§ 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We

review sentence reduction decisions under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1) for abuse of

discretion, United States v. Aruda, 993 F.3d 797, 799 (9th Cir. 2021) (per curiam),

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. and we…