Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Luis RUEDA-CASTANEDA, also known as Jose Luis Rueda Castaneda, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-07-15
Citations: 575 F. App'x 364
Docket Number: No. 13-40279
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Luis RUEDA-CASTANEDA, also known as Jose Luis Rueda Castaneda, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 575
Pages: 364–365

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Luis RUEDA-CASTANEDA, also known as Jose Luis Rueda Castaneda, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-40279
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 15, 2014.
John Richard Berry, Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Molly Estelle Odom, Esq., H. Michael Sokolow, Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before REAVLEY, JONES, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
PER CURIAM:
Jose Luis Rueda-Castañeda (Rueda) received a within-Guidelines 46-month sentence following his guilty plea conviction for attempted illegal reentry.
This Court previously affirmed the sentence of Rueda because United States v. Newson, 515 F.3d 374, 376-79 (5th Cir.2008), held that a district court may not award a reduction pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3El.l(b) absent a motion from the Government and that "[a] defendant's refusal to waive his right to appeal is a proper basis for the Government to decline to make such a motion." However, Amendment 775 to the U.S.S.G., made effective November 1, 2013, provides that "[t]he government should not withhold . a motion [under Section 3El.l(b) ] based on interests not identified in § 3E1.1, such as whether the defendant agrees to waive his or her right to appeal." In United States v. Palacios, 756 F.3d 325, 2014 WL 2119096 n. 1 (5th Cir. May 21, 2014), the Court en banc concluded that Newson, "to the extent it may constrain us from applying Amendment 775 to cases pending on direct appeal under our rule of orderliness," is abrogated in light of Amendment 775.
The Supreme Court granted certiorari, vacated, and remanded the instant case for further consideration in light of the position asserted by the Solicitor General in his brief for the United States filed on April 8, 2014. We, therefore, VACATE the judgment of sentence and remand for further proceedings in accord herewith.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.