Third Circuit disposition — 01-3270

NOT PRECEDENTIAL
THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 01-3270
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vs.
GERMAN DELGADO
Appellant
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ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
(D.C. Criminal No. 00-cr-00410)
District Judge: The Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr.
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Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a)
June 7, 2002
BEFORE: NYGAARD, BARRY, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.
(Filed: June 11, 2002)
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OPINION OF THE COURT
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NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, German Delgado, challenges the extent of the downward
departure granted by the District Court in determining his sentence. The District Court
concluded that Delgado was entitled to a downward departure based upon his substantial
assistance. Nonetheless, the court decided that a three-month departure was all that was
indicated because appellant had an extensive history as a drug dealer and because there
was a substantial quantity of the drugs involved in this offense. In effect, appellant is
arguing that the District Court should have departed a total of fifteen months below his
applicable Guideline range instead of three months.
We do not have appellate jurisdiction to review a challenge to the District
Court’s discretionary decision, challenging the extent of a downward departure under
U.S.S.G. 5K1.1. See United States v. Torres, 251 F.3d 138, 145 (3d Cir. 2001) (citing
United States v. Parker, 902 F.2d 221, 222 (3d Cir.1990)). Thus, we will dismiss this
appeal.

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TO THE CLERK:
Please file the foregoing opinion.
/s/ Richard L. Nygaard
Circuit Judge

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