NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 5 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-2455 D.C. No. 1:13-cr-00281-DCN-1 Plaintiff - Appellee,

v. MEMORANDUM*

LAJAI JAMAR PRIDGETTE,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho David C. Nye, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 29, 2024**

Before: FRIEDLAND, BENNETT, and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges.

Lajai Jamar Pridgette appeals from the district court’s judgment and

challenges the sentence of 13 months’ imprisonment and 23 months’ supervised

release imposed upon the revocation of his supervised release. 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 Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Pridgette contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to

explain the sentence adequately. We review for plain error, see United States v.

Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103, 1108 (9th Cir. 2010), and conclude that there

is none. The district court noted Pridgette’s significant criminal history and violent

past, but also acknowledged that he had changed since his original conviction and

that his instant violations were non-violent. Balancing these considerations and the

statutory sentencing factors, the court explained that a sentence at the high end of

the applicable Guidelines range was warranted, rejecting both the government’s

recommendation of an above-Guidelines sentence and Pridgette’s recommendation

of a sentence at the low end of the range. The record also makes clear that the

court believed Pridgette should remain on supervision for the maximum possible

term following his incarceration. Contrary to Pridgette’s contention, this record

permits meaningful appellate review. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984,

992 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc).

Pridgette also contends that the sentence is substantively unreasonable. In

light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e) sentencing factors and the totality of the

circumstances, however, the district court did not abuse its discretion. See Gall v.

United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007).

AFFIRMED.

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