United States v. Balwinder Kahlon

83 F.3d 429 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Balwinder KAHLON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-15497. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 22, 1996. * Decided April 26, 1996. Before: HALL, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Balwinder Kahlon appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582 (c) motion for reduction of his sentence. Kahlon was convicted, after a jury trial, of conspiracy to bribe a public official and bribery of a public official in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 201(b)(1)(A) and was sentenced on November 22, 1993 to twenty-four months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release. 1 Kahlon contends that certain post-sentencing amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines should be applied retroactively to reduce his sentence. We review the denial of a section 3582(c) motion for abuse of discretion, see United States…