USA V. JOSE MANZO, No. 19-30166 (9th Cir. 2020)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FEB 11 2020 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS Nos. 19-30166 19-30168 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 2:07-cr-02042-LRS-2 2:07-cr-02088-LRS-1 v. JOSE LUIS MANZO, AKA Jose Manzo, MEMORANDUM* Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Lonny R. Suko, District Judge, Presiding Submitted February 4, 2020** Before: FERNANDEZ, SILVERMAN, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges. In these consolidated appeals, Jose Luis Manzo appeals pro se 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, and we affirm. * 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). Manzo contends that he is entitled to a sentence reduction under the safety valve provision of the First Step Act of 2018. The safety valve provision of the First Step Act does not appear to be applicable to Manzo, whose criminal convictions pre-date the statute’s enactment. See First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 402(b), 132 Stat. 5194, 5221 (“The amendment made by this section shall apply only to a conviction entered on or after the date of enactment of this Act.”). But even if it were, Manzo would not be entitled to safety valve relief. As the district court correctly concluded, the First Step Act’s changes to the safety valve provision do not help Manzo because, at sentencing, Manzo was determined to have six criminal history points, including one three-point offense. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(1)(A)-(B) (2019) (defendant is ineligible for safety valve relief if he has more than four criminal history points or a prior three-point offense). Manzo’s motion to take judicial notice is granted. AFFIRMED. 2 19-30166 & 19-30168

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