United States of America v. Graciela Quinonez Rivera

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
GRACIELA QUINONEZ RIVERA,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 19-10029
D.C. No. 3:12-cr-00874-RS-1
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California
Richard Seeborg, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted August 19, 2019**
Before: SCHROEDER, PAEZ, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Graciela Quinonez Rivera appeals pro se from the district court’s order
denying her motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We
have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Rivera argues that Amendment 782 to the Guidelines lowered her base
* 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).
FILED
AUG 22 2019
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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offense level by two, and therefore authorized the district court to reduce her
sentence. We review de novo whether a district court had authority to modify a
sentence under section 3582(c)(2). See United States v. Spears, 824 F.3d 908, 913
(9th Cir. 2016). The district court correctly concluded that it did not have that
authority because, even after the Amendment, Rivera’s base offense level
remained 38 given the large drug quantity involved in her offense. See U.S.S.G.
§ 2D1.1(c)(1) (2014). Because Amendment 782 did not lower Rivera’s applicable
guideline range, the district court did not err in denying her motion. See U.S.S.G.
§ 1B1.10(a)(2)(B); Spears, 824 F.3d at 916.
In light of this disposition, we do not reach the government’s alternate
argument.
AFFIRMED.

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