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Date Created: 2024-01-27 01:00:41.752254+00
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Case: 23-50551        Document: 00517046383               Page: 1    Date Filed: 01/26/2024

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                               United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                        Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 23-50551
                                    Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                    ____________                               January 26, 2024
                                                                                 Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                          Clerk

                                                                      Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                               versus

   Abner Renato Natareno-Calderon,

                                              Defendant—Appellant.
                     ______________________________

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Western District of Texas
                             USDC No. 2:22-CR-2708-1
                     ______________________________

   Before Jolly, Higginson, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Abner Renato Natareno-Calderon pleaded guilty to illegal reentry into
   the United States. The district court imposed a sentence of 24 months of
   imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. On appeal,
   Natareno-Calderon         argues     that     his    within-guidelines    sentence         is
   substantively unreasonable. He contends that his sentence was greater than

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         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                    No. 23-50551

   necessary and that a sentence of time served was sufficient given the
   seriousness of the offense, that he did not pose a danger to the public, and,
   most significantly, his kidney condition.        Because Natareno-Calderon
   preserved this challenge, our review is for an abuse of discretion. See
   Holguin-Hernandez v. United States, 140 S. Ct. 762, 766-67 (2020); United
   States v. Hernandez, 876 F.3d 161, 166 (5th Cir. 2017).
          He has not shown that the district court considered an improper
   factor, failed to consider a relevant factor, or committed a clear error of
   judgment in balancing the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. See United States v.
   Cooks, 589 F.3d 173, 186 (5th Cir. 2009). At sentencing, the district court
   stated that it had reviewed Natareno-Calderon’s presentence report and the
   § 3553(a) factors.    After hearing Natareno-Calderon’s argument for a
   sentence of time served on account of his kidney condition and the possibility
   of receiving a kidney transplant in Guatemala, the district court expressed
   that Natareno-Calderon had “a relatively quick return” after his prior
   removal from the United States in the commission of the instant illegal
   reentry offense. The court indicated that it understood Natareno-Calderon’s
   “serious health issues” but noted that there were consequences to violating
   the law.
          Natareno-Calderon essentially asks us to reweigh the § 3553(a)
   factors, which we may not do. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51
   (2007). Accordingly, Natareno-Calderon has failed to rebut the presumption
   of reasonableness applicable to his within-guidelines sentence and has not
   shown that the district court abused its discretion. See Hernandez, 876 F.3d
   at 166-67; Cooks, 589 F.3d at 186.
          AFFIRMED.

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