United States v. Isidro Dominquez-Valtierra

980 F.2d 739 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Isidro DOMINQUEZ-VALTIERRA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50368. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 23, 1992. * Decided Dec. 3, 1992. Before SCHROEDER, FLETCHER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Isidro Dominquez-Valtierra appeals his sentence, imposed under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.), following his guilty plea to one count of transporting illegal aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324 (a)(1)(B). Dominquez-Valtierra contends the district court erred by refusing to decrease his base offense level for absence of profit motive under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.1(b)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review for clear error the district court's factual findings in the sentencing phase. United States v. Chapnick, 963 F.2d 224, 226 (9th Cir.1992). The sentencing guidelines…