Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Richard STEARNS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-05-21
Citations: 478 F. App'x 389
Docket Number: No. 11-30201
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Richard STEARNS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: CANBY, GRABER, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 478
Pages: 389–390

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Richard STEARNS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-30201.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 15, 2012.
Filed May 21, 2012.
Kelly Cavanaugh, Assistant U.S., Jo Ann Farrington, U.S. Department of Justice, Anchorage, AK, for Plaintiff-Appel-lee.
Glenda Kerry, Esquire, Law Office of Glenda J. Kerry, Girdwood, AK, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: CANBY, GRABER, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Michael Richard Stearns appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 57-month sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we vacate and remand.
Stearns contends that his guilty plea was involuntary and that the district court did not comply with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 before accepting his guilty plea. He seeks to withdraw his guilty plea based on the alleged deficiencies. The government acquiesces in Stearns's request for relief. We vacate Stearns's conviction and sentence, and remand to the district court with instructions to allow Stearns to withdraw his guilty plea and for further proceedings.
VACATED AND REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.