Bigler

United States v. Bigler

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223 F. App'x 637
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 28, 2007No. 05-35474California234 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Federal prisoner Crist A. Bigler appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253. We review de novo, United States v. Rodrigues, 347 F.3d 818, 823 (9th Cir.2003), and we affirm.

Bigler contends that the district court sentenced him on the basis of a greater quantity of drugs than that mentioned in the indictment, in violation of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 , 125 S.Ct. 738 , 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). Bigler’s conviction became final on direct review in 2001, and this court has held that Booker does not apply retroactively to such cases. See United States v. Cruz, 423 F.3d 1119, 1121 (9th Cir.2005) (per curiam). The district court thus correctly determined that Booker affords Bigler no relief.

We deny Bigler’s motion to broaden the certificate of appealability. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (c)(2); Hiivala v. Wood, 195 F.3d 1098, 1104-05 (9th Cir.1999) (per curiam). We construe Bigler’s briefing of issues not certified for appeal as a motion to broaden the certificate of appealability, and we deny the motion. See 9th Cir. R. 22-l(e); Hiivala, 195 F.3d at 1104-05…

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