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hi s 18 U . S . C . § 3582 (c) ( 2) m ot i on t o reduce h i s s en t en ce i m posed fol l ow i n g h i s g u i l ty p l ea con victi on f or co n sp i ra cyto po sse ss w i th i n ten t t o di st ribu t e coc ai n e. Sam an i ego argu es t h at he i s entit l ed to h ave h i s s en t en ce redu ced i n li g h t of A m en dm en t709 t o t h e Sen t en ci n g G u i del i n es. H e argu es th a t A m en d m en t 7 0 9 m od i fi ed U . S . S . G . §§ 4 A 1 . 1 a n d 4 A 1 . 2 , a n d , th u s h e is e n tit le dto h a v e h is cr im in a l h is to r ys c o r e re c a lc u la te d . United States Court of App eals Fifth Circuit 

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2 P u r s u a n t t o § 3 5 8 2 (c )(2 ), a d e fe n d a n t m a yh a v e h is s e n te n c e m o d ifie dif he w as s ent enc ed t o at er m of i m pri so nm entbas ed upon a se nt enc i ng r ange t hat subs e que nt l y w as l o w e r e d by t he Se nt e nc i ng Com m i s s i o n. The di s t r i c tcourt m ay gran ta reducti on if consi st en tw i t h t h e app l i cabl e pol i cy st atem en t s i ssued b yt h e S e n t e n c i n gC o m m is s io n . § 3 5 8 2 (c)(2 ); Uni t e dS t at e s v . G o nz ale z - Bal de r as , 105 F. 3d 981, 982 ( 5t h C i r . 1997) . Sec t i on 3582(c ) ( 2) appl i es onl y t o r et r oac t ive g u id e lin e s a m e n d m e n ts , a s s e t fo r th in th e g u id e lin e s p o lic ys ta te m e n t. S ee U .S .S .G . § 1 B 1 .1 0 (a ); Uni t e d St at e s v . Shaw , 3 0 F .3d 2 6 , 2 8 -2 9 (5t h C ir. 1 9 9 4 ). U nl e s s a n a m e ndm e nti s l i s t e d i n § 1 B1. 10 (c ) , ar e duc t i o n b as e d o n t he am en dm en tun der § 3582 (c) is n o t con si st en tw i t h t h e pol i cy st atem en tof § 1 B 1 .1 0 . S ee § 1 B 1. 10, c om m ent . (n. 1(A) ) . A m endm ent709 i s notl i st ed as an a m e n d m e n t c o v e r e db yt h e p o lic ys ta te m e n t in § 1 B 1 .1 0 (c ). S ee§ 1B 1. 10(c ) (M ay 200 8) . Th eref

ore, un der t h e pl ai n l an gu age of § 358 2(c) , a di st ri ctcourtdoes not ab us e i t s di s c r e t i o n b y de nyi ng a r e duc t i o n i n a se nt e nc e bas e d on Am e ndm e nt 7 0 9 . S ee § 1 B1. 10 , c o m m e nt . (n. 1(A) ) . Sa m ani e go ha s fail e d t o s ho w t hatt he d is tr ic t c o u r t e r r e din co n c lu d in gth a t A m e n d m e n t 7 0 9 d idn o t a p p ly re tro a ctiv e ly a n dco u ldn o t b e u se dto s u p p o rt a m o tion u n d e r § 3 5 8 2 (c). S am an i ego concedes that t h e di st ric tc o ur tw asc o r r e c ti n it s de t e r m i n ati on t h at he i s not en t i t l ed to rel i ef u n der A m en dm en t7 06 becau se h e w as convi ct ed fo rap o w d e r c o c a in e o ffe n s e a n d n o t a c r a c k co c a in e o ffe n s e . S ee Un i t ed S t ate s v . Bur ns , 526 F . 3d 852 , 861 ( 5th C i r. 200 8) . Th u s, t h e di st ri ctcourtdi d n ot a b u s e its d is c r e tio n in d e n y in gS a m a n ie g o ’ s § 3 5 8 2 (c ) m o tio n . Se eShaw , 30 F. 3d a t2 8 . A c c o r d i n g l y , t h e j u d g me n to f t h e d i s t r i c tc o u r ti s A F F I RMED.