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Parties Involved:
Roberto Minor
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-51062

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ROBERTO MINOR, also known as Robert Minor,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court 

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 6:09-CR-242-1

Before GRAVES, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Roberto Minor, federal prisoner # 57361-280, moves for leave to proceed 

in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal. He seeks to challenge the denial of his 18 

U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion in which he sought a sentence reduction pursuant 

to Amendment 782 to U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1.

Minor was held responsible for more than the quantity of 

methamphetamine that triggers the highest base offense level under both the 

 

* 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

June 1, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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version of § 2D1.1(c) in effect when he was sentenced and the retroactive, 

amended version. Accordingly, Amendments 782 and 788 did not change his 

offense level or lower his guidelines range, and the district court did not abuse 

its discretion in denying him a sentence reduction under § 3582(c)(2). See

U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10(a)(2)(B); United States v. Evans, 587 F.3d 667, 672 (5th Cir. 

2009).

Because the appeal lacks arguable merit and is therefore frivolous, 

Minor’s motion for leave to proceed IFP on appeal is DENIED, and his appeal 

is DISMISSED as frivolous. See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202 n.24 (5th 

Cir. 1997); Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 220 (5th Cir. 1983); 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.

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