United States v. Raul Lopez-Mesa, Aka: Paul Lopez, United States of America v. Eugenio Fernandez

983 F.2d 1079 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Raul LOPEZ-MESA, aka: Paul Lopez, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eugenio FERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 89-50698. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 2, 1992. Decided Jan. 15, 1993. Before BEEZER, KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Raul Lopez-Mesa and Eugenio Fernandez appeal their convictions and sentences for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. 21 U.S.C. § 846 . 3 A. Each defendant claims the district court used an impermissible Allen charge to dynamite a deadlocked jury. See Allen v. United States, 164 U.S. 492 (1896). Because no objection was raised below, we review for plain error. See, e.g., United States v. Dischner, 974 F.2d 1502, 1515 (9th Cir.1992), petition for cert. filed, 61 U.S.L.W. ---- (U.S. Oct. 26, 1992) (No. 92-6409). Under this highly…