Opinion
No. 08-40775 Summary Calendar.
January 5, 2010.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:05-CR-17-ALL.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
Maurice Andre Perry appeals the district court's limited grant of his motion for a sentence reduction. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Perry contends that the district court erred by failing to afford him the opportunity to review and comment on the addendum to the presentence report (PSR) that was prepared in connection with his motion.
The Government does not dispute that Perry was entitled to an opportunity to review and comment on the PSR prior to the district court's ruling. See United States v. Mueller, 168 F.3d 186, 189 (5th Cir. 1999). We conclude that on this record, we cannot determine whether the district court considered the merits of the arguments raised in Perry's untimely motion for reconsideration, nor can we conclude that any error was harmless. See id.; United States v. Andrews, 390 F.3d 840, 846 n. 9 (5th Cir. 2004). Accordingly, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand to permit the district court to consider the arguments asserted by Perry in his motion for reconsideration. We express no opinion on the disposition of Perry's motion on remand.
VACATED AND REMANDED.