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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Omar Antonio TIRADO-MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 12-10082.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    
      Submitted June 10, 2013.
    
    Filed June 13, 2013.
    Christina Marie Cabanillas, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Ramiro Flores, Jr., Law Office of Ramiro S. Flores Esq., Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: HAWKINS, McKEOWN, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Omar Antonio Tirado-Martinez appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 78-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for importation of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960(a)(1) and (b)(l)(B)(ii); and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(l)(A)(ii)(II). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we remand for resentencing.

Tirado-Martinez contends that the district court erred by failing to grant a role adjustment for his minor role in the offense. Because the district court failed adequately to explain why it rejected the probation officer’s recommendation for a sentence below the Guidelines range, which was based on Tirado-Martinez’s individual circumstances and his role in the offense, we remand for resentencing.

In light of this disposition, we do not reach Tirado-Martinez’s other arguments.

VACATED and REMANDED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.