Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joel Leon THOMAS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-05-08
Citations: 856 F.3d 624
Docket Number: No. 14-10427
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joel Leon THOMAS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: J. CLIFFORD WALLACE, MARY M. SCHROEDER, and ALEX KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 856
Pages: 624–626

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joel Leon THOMAS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-10427
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Filed May 8, 2017
Florence M. Bruemmer (argued), Law Office of Florence M. Bruemmer PC, Anthem, Arizona; Anders V. Rosenquist, Ro-senquist & Associates, Anthem, Arizona; for Defendant-Appellant.
Rachel C. Hernandez (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Krissa M. Lanham, Deputy Appellate Chief; John S. Leonardo, United States Attorney; United States Attorne/s Office, Phoenix, Arizona; for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Before: J. CLIFFORD WALLACE, MARY M. SCHROEDER, and ALEX KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Dissent by Judge WALLACE
ORDER
A majority of the panel has voted to GRANT rehearing, in part. The Supreme Court recently considered whether the existence of a mandatory minimum sentence under § 924(c) impacts the analysis under § 3553(a). It said "[njothing in § 924(c) restricts the authority conferred on sentencing courts by § 3553(a) and the related provisions to consider a sentence imposed under § 924(c) when calculating a just sentence for the predicate count." Bean v. United States, — U.S. -, 137 S.Ct. 1170, 1176-77, 197 L.Ed.2d 490 (2017). In light of this intervening authority, the sentence imposed by the district court is VACATED and the matter REMANDED for reconsideration in light of Dean. The petition for rehearing is otherwise DENIED.
The full court has been advised of the petition for rehearing en banc and no judge has requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc. Fed. R. App. P. 35.
The petition for rehearing en banc is DENIED. Further petitions for rehearing and rehearing en banc shall not be entertained.