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Parties Involved:
Clinton Rodriguez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-30626

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CLINTON RODRIGUEZ, also known as South,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Louisiana

USDC No. 2:07-CR-352-9

Before KING, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Clinton Rodriguez appeals the district court’s refusal to grant a sentence 

reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Rodriguez argues that he was eligible

for a sentence reduction and should have received one even though his initial 

sentence was twice reduced for his substantial assistance to authorities.

The district court correctly recognized that Rodriguez was eligible for a 

reduction, but it declined to award one, noting that Rodriguez’s current 150-

 

* 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

December 16, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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month sentence was already well below the 240-month statutory minimum 

sentence he originally faced. The district court’s decision is reviewed for an 

abuse of discretion, and it was not required to reduce the sentence simply 

because Rodriguez is eligible. See United States v. Cooley, 590 F.3d 293, 297 

(5th Cir. 2009); United States v. Evans, 587 F.3d 667, 672 (5th Cir. 2009). The 

court considered the relevant factors and did not abuse its discretion by 

declining to award any further reduction. See Cooley, 590 F.3d at 297. 

The judgment is AFFIRMED. 

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