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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Vincent MARTINEZ, Defendant—Appellant.
    No. 03-30502.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Jan. 9, 2006.
    
    Decided Jan. 13, 2006.
    C. Ed Laws, Esq., USBI—Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Rena M. Johnson, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, Brian K. Gallik, Esq., Goetz, Gallik, Baldwin & Dolan, P.C., Attorneys at Law, Bozeman, MT, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: HUG, O’SCANNLAIN 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

Vincent Martinez appeals from the 353-month term of imprisonment imposed upon resentencing following his jury trial conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

Martinez challenges the district court’s enhancement based on drug quantity. Because this challenge was preserved below, we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing under the now-advisory Guidelines. See United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005); United States v. Kortgaard, 425 F.3d 602, 610-11 (9th Cir.2005).

Martinez’s motion for leave to file supplemental briefing is denied as moot.

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