United States v. Oscar Bonds

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 27 2012

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 09-30209

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:96-cr-00376-JLR

v.

MEMORANDUM *

OSCAR KEVIN BONDS,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted July 17, 2012 **

Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Oscar Kevin Bonds appeals from the district court’s order denying his

U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for reduction of sentence. We have jurisdiction under

28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Bonds contends that the district court abused its discretion by declining to

reduce his sentence based on the retroactive amendments to the Sentencing

Guidelines…