Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Saul RIVAS-MENESES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-12-23
Citations: 557 F. App'x 651
Docket Number: No. 11-50469
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Saul RIVAS-MENESES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, HAWKINS, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 557
Pages: 651–651

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Saul RIVAS-MENESES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-50469.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 26, 2012.
Filed Dec. 23, 2013.
Bruce R. Castetter, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Devin Burstein, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: SCHROEDER, HAWKINS, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
ORDER
The parties' joint motion to remand for resentencing is granted. The memorandum disposition filed on June 29, 2012, is withdrawn. A replacement memorandum disposition is filed concurrently with this order.
The petition for rehearing en banc is denied as moot.
MEMORANDUM
Saul Rivas-Meneses appeals from the 40-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for attempted entry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we vacate and remand for resentencing.
Rivas-Meneses contends that the district court erred by failing to grant his request for a third-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3El.l(b) because his refusal to waive his right to appeal was an improper basis for the government to refuse to move for the reduction. The parties have filed a joint motion requesting that this court vacate Rivas-Meneses's sentence and remand for resentencing.
Effective November 1, 2013, U.S.S.G § 3E1.1 was amended to clarify that "[t]he government should not withhold [a motion for a third-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility] based on interests not identified in § 3E1.1, such as whether the defendant agrees to waive his or her right to appeal." U.S.S.G § 3E1.1 cmt. n. 6. We agree that resentencing is warranted in this case to allow the district court to determine whether Rivas-Meneses should receive a third point for acceptance of responsibility.
VACATED and REMANDED for re-sentencing.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.