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Parties Involved:
Leroy Laron Eason
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Charles A. Shaw, United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Missouri. 

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 10-1439

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Missouri.

Leroy Laron Eason, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: August 23, 2010

 Filed: August 23, 2010

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Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Federal inmate Leroy Eason appeals the district court’s1

 order denying his

motion to compel the government to move for a post-conviction sentence reduction.

After careful review, we find the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying

Eason’s motion, because he did not meet his burden of showing that the government’s

refusal to move for a sentence reduction was premised on an unconstitutional motive

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or was not rationally related to a legitimate government end. See United States v.

Marks, 244 F.3d 971, 975 (8th Cir. 2001). 

Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. 

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