United States v. William Wooten

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 27 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-50126

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:14-cr-00904-W-

v.

MEMORANDUM*

WILLIAM WOOTEN, AKA Nutty Beeda Bickest, AKA Oso Gother Laced,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Thomas J. Whelan, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 8, 2021** Pasadena, California

Before: BEA and LEE, Circuit Judges, and BENNETT,*** District Judge.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Richard D. Bennett, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation. William Wooten (“Wooten”) appeals from a district court order denying his

motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). We have

jurisdiction…