USA V. MITCHELL CHANDLER, No. 21-30274 (9th Cir. 2022)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED APR 19 2022 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 21-30274 D.C. No. 1:20-cr-00124-SPW-1 v. MITCHELL JAMES CHANDLER, MEMORANDUM* Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Susan P. Watters, District Judge, Presiding Submitted April 11, 2022** Before: McKEOWN, CHRISTEN, and BRESS, Circuit Judges. Mitchell James Chandler appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his request for an order directing the Bureau of Prisons to award him sixand-a-half months of custody credit. 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). Chandler contends that he is entitled to the custody credit because of the district court’s comments at sentencing regarding his anticipated release date. However, the district court correctly concluded that it lacked authority to award custody credit at sentencing, or to direct the Bureau of Prisons to arrive at a specific credit calculation. See United States v. Wilson, 503 U.S. 329, 333-34 (1992). Moreover, as the district court explained, the written judgment reflects its intended sentence. AFFIRMED. 2 21-30274

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