United States v. Francisco Soto Rivera

104 F.3d 366 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Francisco Soto RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 96-10254. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 16, 1996. * Decided Dec. 20, 1996. Before: SNEED, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Francisco Soto Rivera appeals the district court's modification of his supervised release term following Rivera's violation of supervised release conditions. Rivera pled guilty to two counts of bank robbery in 1991. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 Rivera contends that the district court erred by modifying his supervised release to require that restitution payments be garnished from Rivera's wages. This contention lacks merit. 4 We review de novo the district court's application of the supervised release statutes. United States v. Lockard, 910 F.2d 542, 543 (9th Cir.1990). Prior to the expiration of the defendant's…