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United States v. Joshua Lewis
707 F. App'x 896
| 9th Cir. | 2017
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*1 Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Joshua Reed Lewis appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo whether a district court had authority to modify a sentence under section 3582(c)(2), see United States v. *2 Leniear , 574 F.3d 668, 672 (9th Cir. 2009), and we affirm.

Lewis contends that he is entitled to a sentence reduction under Amendment 782 to the Sentencing Guidelines. The district court correctly concluded that Lewis is ineligible for a sentence reduction because his sentence is already below the minimum of the amended Guidelines range. See U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10(b)(2)(A) (“[T]he court shall not reduce the defendant’s term of imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and this policy statement to a term that is less than the minimum of the amended guideline range.”). Contrary to Lewis’s contention, the application of section 1B1.10(b)(2)(A) to his case does not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause. See United States v. Waters , 771 F.3d 679, 680-81 (9th Cir. 2014); see also United States v. Ornelas , 825 F.3d 548, 555 n.9 (9th Cir. 2016) (relying on Waters to reject Ex Post Facto claim). Lewis’s remaining constitutional and statutory challenges to section 1B1.10(b)(2) are foreclosed. See United States v. Padilla-Diaz , 862 F.3d 856, 860-63 (9th Cir. 2017) (section 1B1.10(b)(2) does not violate a defendant’s right to equal protection or due process, or impermissibly conflict with 28 U.S.C. § 991(b)); United States v. Davis , 739 F.3d 1222, 1226 (9th Cir. 2014) (section 1B1.10(b)(2) does not violate separation of powers).

AFFIRMED.

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[*] 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).

Case Details

Case Name: United States v. Joshua Lewis
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Dec 20, 2017
Citation: 707 F. App'x 896
Docket Number: 16-30225
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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