MEMORANDUM **

Saul Cervantes-Llamas appeals the 70-month sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for unlawful reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We dismiss the appeal.

Cervantes-Llamas contends that the district court erred by not granting a downward departure. A district court’s refusal to depart from a prescribed sentencing guideline range is unreviewable on appeal unless the district court rested its decision on an erroneous belief that it *540lacked the authority to do so. See 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a); United States v. Riverar-Sanchez, 222 F.3d 1057, 1064 (9th Cir. 2000). Here, the district court properly recognized and exercised its discretion and sentenced Cervantes-Llamas within the applicable guideline range. Therefore, we lack jurisdiction to review Cervantes-Llamas’ contentions on appeal.

DISMISSED.