Brian James JOHNSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant v. BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 05-50763.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided May 2, 2006.
181 Fed. Appx. 386
Mark Joseph Oberti, Edwin Sullivan, Seyfarth Shaw, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before KING, STEWART and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Plaintiff-appellant Brian James Johnsen argues on appeal that the district court erred in denying his motion for a new trial following a jury verdict for defendant-appellee Baker Hughes, Inc. He claims that the district court failed to apply correctly the “safe harbor” provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act,
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Son Van LE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-40233.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided May 2, 2006.
Summary Calendar.
181 Fed. Appx. 387
Mark Anthony Dicarlo, Corpus Christi, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Son Van Le appeals from one count of assault with a dangerous weapon within maritime and territorial jurisdiction in violation of
Le argues that the district court committed clear error by increasing his offense level by five based upon a “serious bodily injury” inflicted on the victim, Hieu Thanh Nguyen. We review the district court‘s § 2A2.2(b)(3)(B) five-level increase for clear error. See United States v. Villanueva, 408 F.3d 193, 203 & n. 9 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 126 S.Ct. 268, 163 L.Ed.2d 241 (2005).
Section 2A2.2(b)(3)(B) requires a five-level increase to a base offense level if the victim of the offense sustained serious bodily injury.
The record reflects that Nguyen required medical treatment for the stab wound inflicted by Le. See § 1B1.1 cmt. n. 1(L); see § 2A2.2 cmt. n. 1. Testimony from a treating physician revealed that two layers of sutures were necessary and a Coast Guard medical technician testified that there was a great deal of blood down Nguyen‘s back and front side. The district court noted that Nguyen informed the probation officer that the stab wound was the most extreme pain he had ever felt. See United States v. Puig-Infante, 19 F.3d 929, 943 (5th Cir.1994). Accordingly, from the record as a whole, the district court did not commit clear error in applying the five-level increase. See Villanueva, 408 F.3d at 203 & n. 9.
Le argues that the district court erred in applying a four-level increase for the use of a dangerous weapon. He contends that the element of a dangerous weapon was already accounted for in the statute of conviction, therefore the district court did not need to count it again as part of his offense level. We review this issue for plain error as Le raises it for the first time on appeal. See United States v. Mares, 402 F.3d 511, 520 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 126 S.Ct. 43, 163 L.Ed.2d 76 (2005).
Le cannot demonstrate plain error as the relevant guideline does not prohibit double-counting. See United States v. Box, 50 F.3d 345, 359 (5th Cir.1995); § 2A2.2.
Le finally argues that the district court‘s five-level increase for “serious bodily injury” constituted a departure from the guidelines. Le further argues that the court‘s departure was compounded by the court‘s failure to articulate its reasons and its reliance on outside factors such as Le‘s criminal history, racial motivations, and prior encounters with Nguyen, to increase Le‘s sentence.
The district court‘s sentence was reasonable as the record reflects that the district court acknowledged that the guidelines were advisory, considered the
AFFIRMED.