Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Xavier ALVAREZ, aka Javier Alvarez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-03-21
Citations: 638 F.3d 666
Docket Number: No. 08-50345
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Xavier ALVAREZ, aka Javier Alvarez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: THOMAS G. NELSON, JAY S. BYBEE, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 638
Pages: 666–688

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Xavier ALVAREZ, aka Javier Alvarez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-50345.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
March 21, 2011.
Tamra Phipps, Michael J. Raphael, Craig Missakian, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
ABrianna J. Fuller, Jonathan D. Libby, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: THOMAS G. NELSON, JAY S. BYBEE, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Order; Concurrence by Judge MILAN D. SMITH, JR.; Concurrence by Chief Judge KOZINSKI; Dissent by Judge O'SCANNLAIN; Dissent by Judge GOULD.
ORDER
Judges T.G. Nelson and M. Smith have voted to deny the petition for panel rehearing. Judge M. Smith has voted to deny the petition for rehearing en banc, and Judge T.G. Nelson has so recommended. Judge Bybee has voted to grant the petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc.
The full court was advised of the petition for rehearing en banc. A judge requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc, and the matter failed to receive a majority of the votes of the nonrecused active judges in favor of en banc consideration. Fed. R.App. P. 35.
The petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc is DENIED.