United States v. Eli Moses Lopez

68 F.3d 481 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Eli Moses LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50638. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 11, 1995. * Decided Oct. 20, 1995. Before: BEEZER, THOMPSON, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Eli Moses Lopez, a former federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his motion for reduction of his sentence. He contends the district court erred when it denied him relief. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 . See United States v. Johnson, 988 F.2d 941, 943 (9th Cir. 1993). We review de novo, see id. at 944 , and affirm. 3 On February 4, 1993, Lopez consented to be tried before a United States Magistrate Judge; pleaded guilty to altering a one dollar bill into a ten dollar bill in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 491 (a); and was sentenced to thirty days in custody and one year of supervised release. After…