Rushing

United States v. Rushing

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239 F. App'x 322
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 14, 2007No. 06-30123California259 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Rick Rushing appeals from the judgment imposing a statutory fine following a *323 remand in accordance with United, States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for reasonableness, see Ameline, 409 F.3d at 1085 , and we affirm.

Rushing seeks to challenge, for the third time in as many appeals, the number of days he allegedly violated the Clean Water Act for purposes of calculating a fine under 33 U.S.C. § 1319 (c)(2)(A). Our previous holding, that the district court properly computed the amount of the fine, is now the law of the case. See United States v. Technic Servs., 314 F.3d 1031, 1053 (9th Cir.2002) (affirming fine imposed against Rushing); Leslie Salt Co. v. United States, 55 F.3d 1388, 1392-93 (9th Cir.1995). Moreover, the district court complied with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553 and 3572 by explaining that it would have imposed the same fine had it known at the time of the first sentencing hearing that the Sentencing Guidelines were merely advisory. See United States v. Eureka Labs., Inc., 103 F.3d 908, 913-14 (9th Cir. 1996). In view of the scope of the Ameline remand, and the record as a whole,…

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