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Parties Involved:
Sergio Angel Castillo-Guerra
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-11221

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

SERGIO ANGEL CASTILLO-GUERRA, also known as Sergio Castillo-Guerra,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:14-CR-130-2

Before JONES, CLEMENT, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Sergio Angel Castillo-Guerra appeals the district court’s denial of his 18 

U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion to reduce his 210-month sentence imposed following

his guilty plea conviction for conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine. The 

motion was filed while his direct appeal was pending, and the district court 

reasoned that Castillo-Guerra was not entitled to § 3582(c)(2) relief under that 

circumstance.

 

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not 

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH 

CIR. R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

August 25, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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Castillo-Guerra has abandoned his claim of abuse of discretion by failing 

to brief it adequately. See Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Abner, 

813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987); Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th 

Cir. 1993). Because Castillo-Guerra fails to make an argument containing “the 

reasons he deserves the requested relief with citation to the authorities, 

statutes and parts of the record relied on,” we must reject his appeal. Yohey,

985 F.2d at 225 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). His motion 

for the appointment of counsel is DENIED.

AFFIRMED.

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