Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Melisa ZUNIGA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-05-16
Citations: 689 F. App'x 342
Docket Number: No. 16-11593 Summary Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Melisa ZUNIGA, Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, PRADO, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 689
Pages: 342–343

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Melisa ZUNIGA, Defendant-Appellant
No. 16-11593 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed May 16, 2017
Melisa Zuniga, Pro Se
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, PRADO, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Melisa-Zuniga, federal prisoner # 47145-177, appeals the district court's denial of her 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion to reduce her sentence based on Amendment 794 of the Guidelines. She argues that the amendment is a clarifying amendment and should be applied retroactively.
This court reviews de novo whether a district court has authority to reduce a sentence under § 3582(c)(2). United States v. Jones, 596 F.3d 273, 276 (5th Cir. 2010). Section 3582(c)(2) applies only to retroactive guidelines amendments as set forth in U.S.S.G. § lBl.lO(d). See Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. 817, 826, 130 S.Ct. 2683, 177 L.Ed.2d 271 (2010). Amendment 794 is not listed in U.S.S.G. § lB1.10(d) as an amendment for which a sentence reduction under § 3582(c)(2) may be granted. See § lB1.10(d). Therefore, the district court did not err in determining that it did not have the authority to reduce Zuniga's sentence based on Amendment 794. See Jones, 596 F.3d at 276; United States v. Doublin, 572 F.3d 235, 237 (5th Cir. 2009).
AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.