United States v. Michael Montalvo

689 F. App'x 577

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: April 24, 2017
• Docket: 15-10568
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Michael L. Montalvo appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his motion under former Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(a) (1987) (“Rule 35(a)”), declaring him a vexatious litigant, and imposing a pre-filing restriction against him. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Montalvo contends that the district court erred by denying his sixth motion to correct his sentence under Rule 35(a). As we have previously determined, Montalvo has not shown that he is entitled to relief under Rule 35(a). See Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(a) (1987) (court “may correct an illegal sentence at any time”); United States v. Montalvo, 581 F.3d 1147, 1151-54 (9th Cir. 2009) (Montalvo’s lifetime sentence is authorized by his statute of conviction and his process-based challenges are not properly raised under Rule 35(a)); see also United States v. Montalvo, 74 F.3d 1247, at *1 (9th Cir. 1996) (unpublished table decision) (Montalvo’s sentence does not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause). We reject Montalvo’s challenge to the magistrate judge’s order of non-recusal.

Montalvo next contends that the district court abused its. discretion in declaring him a vexatious litigant and imposing a pre-filing restriction against him. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing the order because it gave Mon-talvo notice and an opportunity to. be heard, developed an adequate record for review, made substantive findings regarding Montalvo’s frivolous litigation history, and tailored the restriction narrowly. See Molski v. Evergreen Dynasty Corp., 500 F.3d 1047, 1057-58 (9th Cir. 2007).

AFFIRMED.

** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.