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o u n d in th e U n ite d S ta te s , in v io la tio n o f 8 U .S .C . § 1 3 2 6 . W e vaca t e the se nt ence and rem and the ca se for r es ent enci ng by a di ff er entj ud ge. 

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T he gove rnm e nta c know l e dge s tha tthe a dvi s ory s e nt e nc i ng gui de l i ne r a nge c a lc u la te d a t th e tim e o f s e n te n c in g w a s in c o rr e c t b e c au s e th e r e w a s am is ta k e in th e c r im in a l h is to ry c a te g o ry . A v ila - H e rr e r aw a s n o t in f a c t s e n te n c e d to 9 - 1 /2 ye ar s of i ncar ce ra t i on for the 19 95 conv i ct i on . E ven i f the m i sc al cul at i on m ay ha ve ha d no i m pa c ton the s e nt e nc e i m pos e d, r e s e nt e nc i ng i s r e qui r e d be c aus e the harm l es s e rr or do ctri ne do es no tappl y t o the m i sc al cul at i on of a gui del i nes s e n te n c e . U

ni te d State s v . Munoz - C am ar e na , 62 1 F . 3d 96 7, 96 9-70 (9th C i r. 20 10 ). W e a l s o c onc l ude tha tthe gove rnm e ntbr e a c he d the pl e aa gr e e m e ntby f a i l i ng t o honori t s obl i ga t i on t o r e c om m e nd as e nt e nc e of 15 m onths . T he ci rc um st ance s her e w er e unu sual , and i tm ayw el l be thatthe di stri ctcourtw as never goi ng t o t ake thatre com m endat i on se ri ou sl y once the pres ent enci ng re po rt d is c lo s e d A v ila - H e rr e r a ’s h is to ry , n o tab ly h is p r io rc o n v ic tio n a n d 4 6 - m o n th s e nt e nc e f

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f e ns e . W e a r e notpe r s ua de d, how e ve r , tha tthe g o v er n m en t’ s s u b se q u en t p re se n tati o n s w er e s im p ly re sp o n se s to th e c o u rt’s in q u ir ie s o f

f e r e d to f u lf ill th e o b lig a tio n o f

h o n e s ty to th e c o u r t. See U ni ted Stat es v . M aldonado , 215 F . 3d 1046, 1052 ( 9th C i r . 2000) . T hos e s t a t e m e nt s w e r e not l i m i t ed t o correc t i ng fa ctual errors or prov i di ng the di stri ctcourtw i th n ew3

in f o rm a tio n b u t c r o s s e d th e lin e in to a d v o c a c y f o rah e a v ie rs e n te n c e . U ni ted State s v . Mondr agon , 22 8 F . 3d 97 8, 98 0-81 (9th C i r. 20 00 ). W he n the gove rnm e ntha s br e a c he d apl e aa gr e e m e nt , the c a s e m us tbe r e m a n d e d f

o rr e s e n te n c in g b y ad if f e r e n t ju d g e . Id . a t9 8 1 . We e m p h a s i z e , a s we ha ve be f or e , tha t“ [ w ] e r e m a nd t o adi f f e r e ntj udge f

orr e - s e nt e nc i ng be c aus e the c a s e la w r e q u ir e s u s to d o s o . W e in te n d n o c r itic is m o f th e d is tr ic t ju d g e b y th is ac t i on , and n on e s ho ul d b e i nferre d. ” I d. ( quot i ng U

ni te d State s v . J

ohns on , 187 F .3 d 1 1 2 9 , 1 1 3 7 n . 7 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 9 ) ) . B e c au s e i ti s n e c e s s a ry t o r e m a n d f o rr e s e n t e n c i n g b y ad i f f e r e n tj u d g e , we do no tre ac h A vi l a- H erre ra ’ s argum entthatthe se nt ence of 51 m on ths w as un re as on abl e. V A C A T E D A N D R E M A N D E D for r es en te n ci n g b y a d i ff er en t d i st ri ct ju d ge.