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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e Nor th ern Dis tri ct of I owa - W at erl oo

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__ __ __ __ __ Su bm it te d: Ju ne 26 , 20 19 Fi le d: Ju ly 1, 20 19 [Un pu bl is he d]

__ __ __ __ __ __ Befo re ERIC KSON, BOW MAN, an d GRAS Z, Circ ui t J ud ge s.

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PER CURI AM.

Man ue l Fu

jarte di rect ly ap pe al s th e se nt en ce th e di st ric t co ur t im po se d aft er he pl ead ed gu il ty to a d ru g o ffen se . Befo re sen te nc in g, Fujart e req ue st ed a do wnwar d de pa rtu re un de r U.S.S.G. § 5K2 .23 ba se d on ti m e he sp e n t in cu st od y se rv in g two
st at e se nt en ces

. At s e n t e n c i n g , th e di st ric t co ur t st at ed th at it wou ld gr an t Fu jarte

“ cred it ” fo r th e ti m e. The co ur t’s co m m en ts , as well as th e jud gm en t, in di cat ed th att h e B u r e a u of Pri so ns (BOP) was or de red to pr ov id e th e cred it , p ur su an t to se ct i o n

§ 5K2 .23

. Fu

jarte di d no t ob

ject. In th is co ur t, he arg ue s th at th e di st ric t co ur t erre d in or de rin g th e BOP to gran t hi m cred it fo r th e ti m e rat he r th an ad jus ti ng th e le ng th of hi s fe de ral sen te nc e.

Bec au se Fu

jarte di d no t rais e th is ch al le ng e be lo w, we rev ie w fo r pl ai n erro r. See Uni te d St at es v. Fran kl in
, 69 5 F.3 d 75 3, 75 7 (8 th Ci r. 20 12 ). S e c t i on 5K2 .23
pr ov id es th at a de pa rtu re m ay be ap pr op ria te if th e de fen da nt ha s co m pl et ed a pr is on te rm fo r an ot he r of

fen se th at is rel ev an t co nd uc t to th e in st an t of fen se of co nv ic ti on , refe ren ci ng U.S.S.G. § 5G1 .3(b ). See U.S.S.G. §§ 5K2 .23 , 5 G1.3 (b )(1 ) (p ro vi di ng th at un de r cert ai n ci rcu m st an ces di st ric t co ur t sh al l ad jus t fed eral se nt en ce to acco un t fo r ti m e se rv ed on un di sc ha rg ed pr is on te rm ). W e ag ree wit h Fu jarte th at in gr an ti ng rel ie f un de r se ct io n 5K2 .23 , a di st ric t co ur t m us t ad jus t th e le ng th of th e de fen da nt ’s

se nt en ce rat he r th an or de r th e BOP to gr an t cre d i t f o r ti m e se rv ed

. See In re U.S. Bu reau of Pri so ns , 91 8 F.3 d 43 1, 43 9 (5 th Ci r. 20 19 ) (if se nt en ci ng co ur t de te rm in es BOP wil l no t cred it de fen da nt ’s pr io r ti m e se rv ed
, co ur t can red uc e de fen da nt ’s

se nt en ce un de r § 5G1 .3(b ) or § 5K2 .23 , bu t co ur t can no t si m pl y or de r BOP to award cred it ); cf. Uni t e d S t a t e s v. W oo ds
, 71 7 F.3 d 65 4, 65 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 13 ) (s ta ti ng th at be cau se BOP is res po ns ib le fo r co m pu ti ng se n t e n c i ng cred it
, § 5G1 .3(b ) do es no t

au th or iz e a di st ric t co ur t to gr an t cred it fo r ti m e se rv ed ; in st ead
, un de r sp e c i f ic ci rcu m st an ces , co ur t is in st ru ct ed to “ ad jus t” de fen da nt ’s s e n t en ce to acco un t fo r

un d i s c h arg ed pr is on te rm s)

. Bec au se th e di st ric t co ur t in te nd ed to acco un t fo r Fu jarte ’s ti m e se rv ed bu t fai le d to ad jus t hi s se nt en ce, th e co ur t pl ai nl y erre d. W e fu rth er co nc lu de th at th e erro r was pr ejud ic ia l, as th e go ve rn m en t in di cat es in it s br ie f th at th e BOP wil l be un ab le to gr an t t h e c r e d i t th at th e di st ric t co ur t in te nd ed fo r Fu jarte to rece iv e. See F r a nk li n, 69 5 F.3 d at 75 7 (d is cu ss in g sh owi ng of pr ejud ic e

r e qu ire d whe n de fen da nt se ek s pl ai n- erro r rev ie w in se nt en ci ng co nt e x t )

. Acco rd in gl y , we rem an d fo r res en te nc in g.

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