United States v. Mark Ford

981 F.2d 1260 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Mark FORD, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 91-10157, 91-10160. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 15, 1992. * Decided Dec. 23, 1992. Before GOODWIN, O'SCANNLAIN and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ford concluded two plea agreements with the government. He claims that both have been violated. 3 Ford's first plea involved three counts of making false statements on loan applications in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1014 . His plea agreement called for the government to recommend (1) that the total amount of loss considered in sentencing Ford be set at slightly above $50,000; and (2) that sentence be imposed at the low end of the applicable Guidelines range. 4 Ford alleges that the government breached this agreement by failing to recommend--and, indeed, actively opposing--a two-point acceptance of responsibility reduction. 1 However, it…