United States v. Antonio Santiago-Lopez, AKA Antonio Tonio Santiago-Martinez

988 F.2d 125 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Antonio SANTIAGO-LOPEZ, aka Antonio Tonio Santiago-Martinez, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50064. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 11, 1992. Decided Feb. 11, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, No. CR-91-0857-WDK; William D. Keller, District Judge, Presiding. C.D.Cal. AFFIRMED. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, SCHROEDER and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant Antonio Santiago-Lopez appeals his sentence imposed after pleading guilty to transferring false documents and possession with intent to transfer false documents. The basis for this appeal is the following: (1) the district court judge should have been recused because of demonstrated bias; (2) the district court erred twice by departing from the Sentencing Guidelines; and (3) even if proper, the departure was…