United States v. Raymond Mendez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 25 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-50014

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 2:95-cr-00345-RSWL-9 v. 2:95-cr-00345-RSWL

RAYMOND MENDEZ, AKA Champ,

MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Ronald S.W. Lew, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 28, 2022 Pasadena, California

Before: PAEZ and WATFORD, Circuit Judges, and BENNETT,** District Judge.

Raymond Mendez appeals from the district court’s denial of his third motion

for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), based on retroactive

amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines regarding crack cocaine offenses. See

U.S.S.G. supp. app. C, amend. 782, 788 (2014). We have jurisdiction under

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Richard D. Bennett, United States District…