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United States v. Martin Cisneros
20-10384
| 9th Cir. | Jun 30, 2021
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*1 Before: SILVERMAN, WATFORD, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.

Martin Cisneros appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we vacate and remand.

Cisneros contends that the district court erred by applying U.S.S.G. *2 § 1B1.13 as an applicable policy statement. After the district court’s decision denying relief and the parties’ briefing on appeal, this court held that the current version of U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13 is not binding as applied to § 3582(c)(1)(A) motions brought by prisoners. See United States v. Aruda , 993 F.3d 797, 802 (9th Cir. 2021) (“The Sentencing Commission’s statements in U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13 may inform a district court’s discretion for § 3582(c)(1)(A) motions filed by a defendant, but they are not binding.”). Because it is unclear whether the district court treated U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13 as binding in this case, we vacate and remand so that the district court can reassess Cisneros’s motion for compassionate release under the standard set forth in Aruda. See id.

We offer no views as to the merits of Cisneros’s § 3582(c)(1)(A) motion, and we need not reach his remaining arguments on appeal.

VACATED and REMANDED.

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[*] This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

[**] The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Case Details

Case Name: United States v. Martin Cisneros
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Jun 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10384
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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