Opinion ID: 743482
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Heading: Saia's Parole Status

Text: 45 Saia further argues that the district court erred in adding two criminal history points to his criminal history calculation for committing the offense while on lifetime parole, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 4A1.1(d). Specifically, Saia contends that, although he had been placed on lifetime parole in New York, he was discharged from parole in Nevada. His parole obligation had been transferred to Nevada, where he resided for some time following his release from prison in New York. However, Saia was unable to present any evidence of his discharge beyond his mere say-so, and it is doubtful whether Nevada could have discharged him in any event. We think that, once the government established that Saia had been placed on lifetime parole, it was his burden to prove that he had been discharged from parole. Saia has failed to carry the burden. The district court properly found that Saia was on lifetime parole at the time he committed the instant offense. See United States v. Ibanez, 924 F.2d 427, 430 (2d Cir.1991) (no clear error where district court did not credit defendant's unsubstantiated assertion that he was not on probation).