USA V. ZWC, JUVENILE FEMALE, No. 11-30137 (9th Cir. 2012)

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FILED MAR 05 2012 NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 11-30137 D.C. No. 4:11-cr-00037-SEH v. MEMORANDUM * Z.W.C., JUVENILE FEMALE, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding Submitted February 21, 2012 ** Before: FERNANDEZ, McKEOWN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges. Z.W.C., a juvenile female, appeals from an adjudication of juvenile delinquency, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 5032, following a true plea to an information charging her with witness tampering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). § 1512(b)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we dismiss. Z.W.C. pleaded true pursuant to a written agreement that included an appeal waiver, but she contends that the waiver is not enforceable because her sentence violates the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. This contention lacks merit. See United States v. Meiners, 485 F.3d 1211, 1212-13 (9th Cir. 2007) (per curiam). We therefore enforce the valid appeal waiver. See United States v. Bibler, 495 F.3d 621, 623-24 (9th Cir. 2007). DISMISSED. 2 11-30137

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