United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Paul D. Turman, Defendant-appellant, 50 F.3d 18 (9th Cir. 1995)
Annotate this CaseAppeal from the United States District Court, for the Central District of California, D.C. No. CR-93-00524-WJR-3; William J. Rea, District Judge, Presiding.
Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM
Turman appeals the sentence of 27 months imposed following his plea of guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aiding and abetting in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1343, and 2. Turman claims the district court erred by declining to calculate loss according to the formula he and his codefendants proposed.
We cannot evaluate this claim because Turman does not explain the formula he proposed, the formula the district court applied, or the reasons why the court's approach was erroneous. Instead, he promises to "join in the arguments" his codefendants "will likely raise" on this issue. His codefendants have not filed briefs.
We therefore decline to reach this issue on appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 28(a) (5) (appellant's argument "must contain ... contentions ... and the reasons therefor, with citations to the authorities, statutes, and parts of the record relied on"). The appeal is dismissed.
DISMISSED.
Note: This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a) and Ninth Circuit Rule 34-4
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