United States v. Avaloz

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. Avaloz, 148 F. App'x 650 (9th Cir. 2005)

United States v. Avaloz

Opinion of the Court

ORDER AMENDING MEMORANDUM DISPOSITION; DENYING PETITIONS FOR REHEARING AND REHEARING EN BANC; AND DENYING MOTION TO STAY EN BANC PETITION

The Memorandum disposition filed on July 28, 2005, is amended as follows:

The last paragraph:

We grant a limited remand to allow the district court to determine “whether the sentence imposed would have been materially different had the district court known that the [federal sentencing] [guidelines were advisory.” United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073, 1084 (9th Cir. 2005) (en banc).

is replaced with the following paragraph:

Avaloz seeks a remand of his sentence for non-constitutional error. See United States v. Moreno-Hernandez, 419 F.3d 906, 916 (9th Cir. 2005) (‘We conclude that defendants are entitled to limited remands in all pending direct criminal appeals involving unpreserved Booker error, whether constitutional or nonconstitutional.”). Because the original sentencing judge is now unavailable, we VACATE Avaloz’s sentence and REMAND to the district court for a full resentencing hearing. See *651United States v. Sanders, 421 F.3d 1044, 1052 (9th Cir. 2005).

With the amended Memorandum disposition, the panel has voted unanimously to deny appellant’s petition for rehearing. Judge Tallman voted to deny the petition for rehearing en banc. Judges Farris and Nelson recommended denial of the petition for rehearing en banc. The panel also voted unanimously to deny appellee’s petition for rehearing. The full court has been advised of the petition for rehearing en banc and no judge has requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc. See Fed. R.App. P. 35.

Appellant’s petition for rehearing/rehearing en banc is hereby DENIED. Appellee’s petition for rehearing is hereby DENIED. No further petitions for panel rehearing or for rehearing en banc shall be entertained.

The Appellant’s Motion to Stay En Banc Petition Pending the Outcome of the En banc Review of U.S. v. Lynch is DENIED.

SO ORDERED.

Reference

Full Case Name
United States v. Ernie AVALOZ, aka Seal B
Status
Published