
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricky Michael KEE, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 03-10074.
    D.C. No. CR-01-01132-2-RCB.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Jan. 12, 2004.
    
    Decided Jan. 16, 2004.
    Linda C. Boone, USPX-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for PlaintiffAppellee.
    Gail Gianasi Natale, Law Office of Gail Gianasi Natale, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before BEEZER, HALL and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Ricky Michael Kee appeals the 25-month sentence imposed following his conviction by a jury of 19 counts of money order theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 500 and 2. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742. We review for clear error, United States v. Villasenor-Cesar, 114 F.3d 970, 973 (9th Cir.1997), and we affirm.

Kee contends that the district court erroneously denied his request for a two-level downward adjustment because he chose to go to trial. We reject this contention. The record shows that the district court permissibly denied the adjustment based on Fee’s lack of contrition. See United States v. Connelly, 156 F.3d 978, 982-83 (9th Cir.1998).

AFFIRMED. 
      
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