Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Athelualdo Lopez ORTEGA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-07-21
Citations: 285 F. App'x 476
Docket Number: No. 07-10422
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Athelualdo Lopez ORTEGA, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, LEAVY and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 285
Pages: 476–476

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Athelualdo Lopez ORTEGA, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 07-10422.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 14, 2008.
Filed July 21, 2008.
C. David Hall, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Christopher J. Cannon, Esq., Sugarman & Cannon, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: SCHROEDER, LEAVY and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
The parties' joint motion for remand is granted, and defendant's conviction and sentence are vacated.
This appeal is remanded to the district court for the purpose of allowing the government to move to dismiss the indictment with prejudice in the district court.
VACATED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.