Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Patrick D. LOMAS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-04-20
Citations: 376 F. App'x 365
Docket Number: No. 09-30515
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Patrick D. LOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 376
Pages: 365–366

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Patrick D. LOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-30515
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 20, 2010.
Robert William Piedrahita, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Rebecca L. Hudsmith, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Of fice, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Patrick D. Lomas argues that the district court abused its discretion when it denied an 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) reduction to his sentence because the district court failed to provide case-specific reasons based upon 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and the policy statements of the Guidelines. He also argues that the district court improperly considered his post-incarceration conduct. The Government has moved for summary affirmance.
Lomas's argument that the district court abused its discretion by failing to discuss the § 3553(a) factors and the Guidelines is unavailing. In United States v. Evans, 587 F.3d 667, 671-74 (5th Cir.2009), petition for cert. filed, (Jan. 28, 2010) (No. 09-8939), this court emphasized that § 3582(c)(2) proceedings are not full resen-tencings, and a § 3582(c)(2) motion may be disposed of summarily, without case-specific reasons. Similarly, Lomas's argument that the district court improperly considered his post-incarceration conduct is unavailing, as this circuit has recently made clear that post-incarceration conduct may be considered in § 3582(c)(2) proceedings. See United States v. Smith, 595 F.3d 1322, 1323 (5th Cir.2010); Evans, 587 F.3d at 673 n. 10.
Lomas's arguments thus fail to demonstrate that the district court's decision was an abuse of discretion. See United States v. Doublin, 572 F.3d 235, 237 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 130 S.Ct. 517, 175 L.Ed.2d 366 (2009). Accordingly, the Government's motion for summary affir-mance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is 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.