United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Roberto Nicolas Castro, Aka: Roberto N. Castro; Aka:robert Nicolas Castro, Defendant-appellant, 141 F.3d 1180 (9th Cir. 1998)

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US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 141 F.3d 1180 (9th Cir. 1998) Submitted Mar. 10, 1998**.Decided Mar. 13, 1998

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Laughlin E. Waters, District Judge, Presiding.

Before FLETCHER, BEEZER, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.

ORDER* 

Roberto Nicolas Castro appeals pro se the denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) (2) motion to reduce his sentence. We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. See United States v. Lowe, No. 96-50397, slip op. at 1489 (9th Cir. Feb.18, 1998) (appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review district court's discretionary refusal to apply a retroactive amendment to reduce a sentence under § 3582(c) (2)).1 

DISMISSED.

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The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 9th Cir. R. 34-4

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3

 1

Castro also raises claims relating to his conviction and sentence which we do not address because they were not raised below. See United States v. Johnson, 988 F.2d 941, 945 (9th Cir. 1993)

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