United States of America v. Luis Enrique Cruz-Valles

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without**
oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
EF/Research
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
LUIS ENRIQUE CRUZ-VALLES,
Defendant - Appellee.
No. 08-50292
D.C. No. 3:08-cr-00401-H
MEMORANDUM *
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of California
Marilyn L. Huff, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 17, 2009**
Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
The government appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing an
indictment that charged Luis Enrique Cruz-Valles with being a deported alien
FILED
DEC 11 2009
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

-- 1 of 2 --

EF/Research 08-50292 2
found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). We have
jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, see United States v.
Gonzalez-Valerio, 342 F.3d 1051, 1053 (9th Cir. 2003), and we vacate and
remand.
The government contends that the judgment must be reversed in light of our
intervening decisions in United States v. Marguet-Pillado, 560 F.3d 1078 (9th
Cir.), cert. denied, 2009 WL 2947085 (2009), and Martinez-Madera v. Holder, 559
F.3d 937 (9th Cir. 2009). We agree.
We decline to address Cruz-Valles’ argument that Marguet-Pillado and
Martinez-Madera should be overruled. See United States v. Lynch, 367 F.3d 1148,
1158 (9th Cir. 2004) (per curiam).
We therefore vacate and remand for proceedings consistent with this
disposition.
VACATED and REMANDED.

-- 2 of 2 --