Legal Opinion

United States v. Contreras

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 2, 2010No. 18-36082PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that this *1136case be reheard en banc pursuant to Circuit Rule 35-3. The case is submitted without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

OPINION

2Per curiam

We adopt as our own the three-judge panel’s opinion in United States v. Contreras, 581 F.3d 1163 (9th Cir.2009), except that we do not agree that the three-judge panel had authority to overrule cases decided after the 1993 amendment to the Guidelines. We vacate that portion of the opinion starting with “Notwithstanding Willard or the 1993 amendments ...”…

3Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. Arthur Howard Hill, AKA Sonny HillCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  2. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William A. OPLINGER, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. Technic Services, Inc. And Rick RushingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. Ronnie Joseph BrickeyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Dereck Ricardo HoskinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002

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4Cited by77 opinions

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  3. United States v. LaurientiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  4. Center for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Group, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. James MathisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013

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