Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas S. HUGHES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-06-28
Citations: 188 F. App'x 571
Docket Number: No. 04-50122
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Thomas S. HUGHES, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 188
Pages: 571–572

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Thomas S. HUGHES, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 04-50122.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Oct. 17, 2005.
Filed June 28, 2006.
Alka Sagar, Esq., David K. Willingham, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
James D. Henderson, Esq., Law Offices of James D. Henderson, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: HUG, PREGERSON, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Thomas S. Hughes appeals his sentence, imposed following his guilty plea to three counts of securities fraud and one count of criminal contempt. The sentencing preceded the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). The sentence was thus imposed at a time when the district court understandably believed the Sentencing Guidelines to be mandatory. Booker held otherwise, though. See United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc). Since the sentence was based upon facts found by the judge rather than by a jury, and since the original sentencing judge is no longer available, due to Judge Manella's resignation from the district court, the sentence must be vacated and the case remanded for a full resentencing hearing. See United States v. Sanders, 421 F.3d 1044, 1052 (9th Cir.2005).
SENTENCE VACATED AND REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.