Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Paul LEWIS, Jr., aka Seal A; James P. Lewis, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-07-11
Citations: 234 F. App'x 757
Docket Number: No. 06-50335
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. James Paul LEWIS, Jr., aka Seal A; James P. Lewis, Jr., Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 234
Pages: 757–758

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. James Paul LEWIS, Jr., aka Seal A; James P. Lewis, Jr., Defendant—Appellant.
No. 06-50335.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 9, 2007 .
Filed July 11, 2007.
Becky S. Walker, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Los An-geles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Karyn H. Bucur, Attorney at Law, La-guna Hills, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
James Paul Lewis, Jr. appeals his sentence following his convictions for mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and money laundering, id. § 1957. Because the facts are known to the parties, we do not review them here.
The district court sentenced Lewis to thirty years on the mail fraud count and ten years on the money laundering count, with the terms to run concurrently. As the government concedes, Lewis's thirty-year sentence on the mail fraud count exceeds the statutory maximum for that count. See 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (providing for a maximum of twenty years unless the fraud "affects a financial institution," a circumstance not alleged in this case). The sentence's illegality requires a remand for resentencing. 18 U.S.C. § 3742(f)(1); United States v. Joetzki, 952 F.2d 1090, 1097-98 (9th Cir.1991).
Because Lewis's sentence must be vacated on this ground, we do not reach Lewis's other claims of error. On resentencing, the district court shall consider all the sentencing factors contained in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). If the district court chooses to impose a sentence in excess of the applicable Guidelines range, then it must set forth enough of its reasoning "to satisfy the appellate court that [the district court] has considered the parties' arguments and has a reasoned basis for exercising [its] own legal decisionmaking authority." Rita v. United States, — U.S. -, -, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 2468-69, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007).
The sentence is VACATED and the case REMANDED for resentencing.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.