U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2011

United States v. Armando Rico

United States v. Armando Rico
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided January 5, 2011

United States v. Armando Rico

Opinion

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION JAN 05 2011 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 08-55885 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. Nos. 2:07-cv-06246-RMT 2:01-cr-00564-RMT v. ARMANDO GARCIA RICO, MEMORANDUM * Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Robert M. Takasugi, District Judge, Presiding Submitted December 14, 2010 ** Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Federal prisoner Armando Garcia Rico appeals from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for relief. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

* 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).

Rico contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to appeal the district court’s sentence following a limited remand under United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir. 2005) (en banc). Counsel here did not have a constitutionally imposed duty to consult with Rico about an appeal and therefore did not provide ineffective assistance by not filing an appeal. See Roe v. Flores-Ortega, 528 U.S. 470, 480 (2000).

Rico’s motion to supplement the record is denied. See Fed. R. App. P. 10(e); Morrison v. Hall, 261 F.3d 896, 900 n.4 (9th Cir. 2001).

AFFIRMED.

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