United States v. Leslie Ueki

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 13 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-10189

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 1:08-cr-00715-DKW-1 v. 1:08-cr-00715-DKW

LESLIE MINORU UEKI,

MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Derrick Kahala Watson, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted July 7, 2022** Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: WARDLAW, NGUYEN, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

Leslie Ueki appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion for

compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). We review the district

court’s decision for abuse of discretion. United States v. Aruda, 993 F.3d 797, 799

* 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). (9th Cir. 2021) (per curiam). As the parties are…