United States v. Cualtemo Valdez, Jr.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 18 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-50315

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:19-cr-00155-SVW-1 v.

CUALTEMO VALDEZ, Jr., MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Stephen V. Wilson, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 10, 2022** Pasadena, California

Before: McKEOWN and IKUTA, Circuit Judges, and DANIELS,*** District Judge.

Cualtemo Valdez, Jr. appeals his sentence following guilty pleas to one

count of distribution of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1),

* 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 George B. Daniels, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. (b)(1)(C) and…