
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Faamanatu TAUALII, Defendant—Appellant.
    No. 01-17297.
    D.C. No. CV-01-00394-DAE.
    D.C. No. CR-93-01075-DAE.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted June 10, 2002 .
    Decided June 20, 2002.
    Before RYMER, T.G. NELSON, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Faamanatu Taualii appeals pro se the district court’s order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. Tauaulii contends that Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), renders his sentence unconstitutional. We recently held that the rule announced in Apprendi does not apply retroactively to cases on initial collateral review. United States v. Sanchez-Cervantes, 282 F.3d 664 (9th Cir.2002). The district court’s order is therefore

AFFIRMED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
     