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or i m posi n g t h e sentence i n it s w rit t en order. A l th ou gh po st- B ooker , t he Se nt e nc i ng G ui de l i ne s a r e a dv i s o r y o nl y, a nd a n u lti m a te se n te n cin gis re v iew e dforre a so n a b len e ss u n d e r a n a b u se -ofdi sc r e ti o n st an da rd, t h e di st ri ctcourtm u stst i l lproperl y cal cul ate th e gu i del i n es e n te n c in gra n g e fo r u s e in d e c id in g o n th e s e n te n c e to im p o s e . G allv. Un i t ed S t ate s , 1 28 S. Ct . 5 86 , 5 96 ( 20 07 ) . I n t hatres pect , it s a ppli c at i o n o f t he gui de l i ne s i s r e vi e w e d de no vo ; its fa c tu a l fin d in g s , o n lyfo rc le a re r r o r . E . g. , Un i t ed S t ate s v. C i sneros- G u t i errez , 5 1 7 F . 3 d 7 5 1 , 7 6 4 (5th C i r. 2 0 0 8 ); Un i t ed St at e s v . Vi l lega s , 4 0 4 F .3d 3 5 5 , 3 5 9 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 5 ). P u rsuan tt o G a ll , w e eng age i n a b i f u rcat ed revi ew p roces s of t h e sentence im p o s e d . Un i t ed S t ate s v. D el ga d o- Mart i n ez , 5 6 4 F .3d7 5 0 , 7 5 2 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 9 ). F i rst, as d i scu sse dab ov e, w e con siderw h eth er th e d i stri ct cou r t co m m i tted “a si gn i f i can tprocedu ralerr or” , such a s m i scal cul ati n g t h e adv i sory gui del i n es r a n g e . I

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t h ere i s no error , or i t i s h arm l ess, w e proceed, as al so di s c us s e d abo ve , t o t he s e c o nd s t e p a nd r e vi e w , fo ra n a bus e o f di s c r e t i o n, t he s u b s ta n tiv e re a s o n a b le n e s s o f th e s e n te n c e im p o s e d . I d. at751- 53. Bec aus e N e ni ga rfail e d t o rai s e i n di s t r i c tc o ur thi s c o nt e nt i o ns t hatt he se nt enc e i m pos ed c r eat es a s ent enc i ng di spar i t y w i t h ot herdef endant s and t hat th e d is tr ic t c o u r t fa ile dto co m p lyw ith § 3 5 5 3 (c )(2 ), w e re v ie w th e s e is s u e s o n ly fo rp la in e r r o r . SeeUni t e d S tates v. Mondrago n- Sa nt i ago , 564 F. 3d 357, 361 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ), cer t . den i ed , 2 0 0 9 W L 1 8 4 9 9 7 4 ( 5 Oc t . 2 0 0 9 ) ( N o . 0 8 - 1 1 0 9 9 ) . To e s ta b lis h re v e r s ib le p la in e r r o r , N e n ig a rm u s t s h o w (1 ) th e r e w a s e r r o r , (2 ) it w a s p la in (c le a ro ro b v io u s ), a n d(3 ) it a f fe c t e d h is s u b s ta n tia l rig h ts . E . g. , Un i t ed S t ate s v. B ak er , 5 3 8 F .3 d3 2 4 , 3 3 2 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 8 ), cer t . den i ed , 12 9 S . C t. 9 6 2 ( 2 0 0 9 ). If

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ou n d : N e n ig a r h a di n d i ca teda k n ow i n g in ten t no t t o com p lyw ith the reg i stration req u i rem en ts; h e h a dfa i l edto com p l y w i th r e g is tr a tio n re q u ir e m e n ts fo rm o r e th a n tw o y e a r s ; th is fa ilu r e h a d o c c u r r e din di f ferent s t ates; an d, given hi s pri or of fen se i n volvi n g a chi l d, there w as a need to p rov i d e a d eq u a te d eterre n ce a n dto p rotect th e p u b l i c, a s w ellas to p rom ote r e s p e c tfo rth e la w . T h e d is tr ic t c o u r t a ls o n o te dN e n ig a r ’ s n e e dto o b ta in vocati on al t rai n i n g t o preven t h i m f rom becom i n g h om el ess. Th e di st ri ctcourt t h u s c o n sid e red t h e § 3553 ( a) fact ors an d N en i gar’ s i n divi du alcircum st an ces andc o ncl u ded t hatano n- gui de l i ne s s e nt e nc e w as w ar r ant e d. The r e w as no a b u s e o f d is c r e tio n . Se eUni t e d St at e s v . He r r e r a- G ar duno , 519 F. 3d 526, 530- 32 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 8 ); Un itedS ta tes v. Mejia -Hu er ta , 48 0 F . 3 d 7 1 3 , 71 6 -19 , 72 3 ( 5 th C ir . 2 0 0 7 ), cer t . den i ed , 1 2 8 S . C t. 2 9 5 4 (20 0 8 ). T h ere w a s n o p l a i n erro r w i thresp ect to the all eg eds en ten ci n g d i sp a ri ty i n t he l i ghto f

t he di s t r i c tc o ur t ’ s c ar e f ula r t i c ul at i o n a nd b al anc i ng o f t he § 3 5 5 3 (a ) fa c to r s ind e te r m in in gth e v a r ia n c e w a s w a r r a n te d . S eeG a ll , 1 28 S. C t . at 597 . F i n al l y, an y error u n der § 3553 (c) ( 2) i s not pl ai n , becau se t h e di st ri ct cou rt’ s ora lstatem en t of re a son s i s su ff

i ci en t t o a l l ow m ea n i n gfu lap p ell a te r e v ie w . S ee Un itedS ta tes v. Z u n iga -Per a lta , 442 F .3d 3 45, 348 - 49 (5t h C i r. 2 0 0 6 ); Un i t ed S t ate s v. G ore , 2 9 8 F .3d3 2 2 , 3 2 5 -2 6 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 2 ). AF F I RMED.