Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Reinna Valerie HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-11-01
Citations: 670 F. App'x 476
Docket Number: No. 15-50167
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Reinna Valerie HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, GRABER, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 670
Pages: 476–477

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Reinna Valerie HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-50167
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted October 25, 2016
Filed November 01, 2016
Arash J. Fuladian, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Helen H. Hong, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Susan Leah Park, Assistant U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Ap-pellee.
Frederick Carroll, Law Offices of Frederick M. Carroll, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: LEAVY, GRABER, and CHRISTEN, 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
Reinna Valerie Hernandez appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 32-month sentence imposed following her guilty-plea conviction for importation of methamphetamine and cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952 and 960. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we vacate and remand for resentenc-ing.
Hernandez argues that the district court erred in denying a minor role reduction to her base offense level under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b). After Hernandez was sentenced, the United States Sentencing Commission issued Amendment 794 ("the Amendment"), which amended the commentary to the minor role Guideline. The Amendment is retroactive to eases pending on direct appeal. See United States v. Quintero-Leyva, 823 F.3d 519, 523 (9th Cir. 2016).
The Amendment clarified that, in assessing whether a defendant should receive a minor role adjustment, the court should compare her to the other participants in the crime, rather than to a hypothetical average participant. See U.S.S.G. App. C. Amend. 794; Quintero-Leyva, 823 F.3d at 523. In addition, the Amendment clarified that "[t]he fact that a defendant performs an essential or indispensable role in the criminal activity is not determinative." U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 cmt. n.3(C) (2015). Finally, the Amendment added a non-exhaustive list of factors that a court "should consider" in determining whether to apply a minor role reduction. See id. Because we cannot determine from the record whether the district court followed the guidance of the Amendment's clarifying language and considered all of the now-relevant factors, we vacate Hernandez's sentence and remand for resentencing under the Amendment. See Quintero-Leyva, 823 F.3d at 523-24.
VACATED and REMANDED for re-sentencing.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.