Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raul MELENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-08-17
Citations: 448 F. App'x 660
Docket Number: No. 10-50350
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raul MELENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: THOMAS, SILVERMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 448
Pages: 660–661

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raul MELENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 10-50350.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 11, 2011.
Filed Aug. 17, 2011.
Jennifer Anne Corbet, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Kenneth M. Stern, Esquire, Kenneth M. Stern Law Offices, Woodland Hills, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: THOMAS, SILVERMAN, and CLIFTON, 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
Raul Melendez appeals from the 24-month sentence imposed following the rev ocation of supervised release, and new conditions of supervised release imposed upon revocation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we vacate and remand for resentencing.
Melendez contends, and the government agrees, that the case must be remanded for resentencing because the district court failed to discuss the applicable Guidelines range, and did not provide an adequate explanation for the sentence imposed. We agree that the plain error test is met here because the district court failed to properly calculate the Guidelines range, failed to provide an adequate explanation for its decision to impose a sentence that was above the Guidelines range, and failed to accurately and appropriately discuss the relevant factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and 3583(e). See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 991-93 (9th Cir.2008) (en banc); United States v. Hammons, 558 F.3d 1100, 1104-06 (9th Cir.2009). We therefore vacate the sentence, and remand for resentencing to allow the district court to calculate the applicable Guidelines range, and provide an adequate explanation for its sentence. We further instruct the district court that any gang-related conditions of supervised release imposed on remand comply with this court's precedent. See United States v. Soltero, 510 F.3d 858, 865-67 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam); United States v. Johnson, 626 F.3d 1085, 1091 (9th Cir.2010).
Melendez's request to have the case reassigned to a different judge on remand is denied. See United States v. Waknine, 543 F.3d 546, 559-60 (9th Cir.2008).
VACATED and REMANDED for RE-SENTENCING.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.