Meza-Arechiga

MEMORANDUM ****

Gilberto Meza-Arechiga appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742 , and we affirm his sentence in part and reverse in part.

The district court did not clearly err by finding Meza played a supervisory role in the conspiracy and correctly increased Meza’s offense level by two for his role. See U.S.S.G. § 3Bl.l(c). Meza admitted his partnership with conspiracy leader Maria Vidriezca-Guzman, who described him as her “right hand man” in the extensive drug ring. Meza also procured a quarter pound of methamphetamine from various suppliers every week, transported pound quantities of methamphetamine from California and supplied other conspiracy members with methamphetamine. See United States v. Varela, 993 F.2d 686, 691 (9th Cir.1993). Meza’s argument that the government must prove he supervised another person for the enhancement to apply is foreclosed by United States v. Ingham, 486 F.3d 1068, 1076 (9th Cir.2007).

The district court clearly erred in finding Meza possessed a firearm during the…