Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-03-19 00:02:07.14389+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:42:42.693438
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Case: 23-11004            Document: 27-1         Page: 1      Date Filed: 03/18/2024

           United States Court of Appeals
                for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                             United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                      Fifth Circuit
                                     No. 23-11004
                                   ____________                                     FILED
                                                                              March 18, 2024
United States of America,                                                      Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                    Clerk
                                                                    Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                          versus

Cesar Lopez, Jr.,

                                            Defendant—Appellant.
                   ______________________________

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                       for the Northern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 1:22-CR-42-1
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Before Stewart, Graves, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
       Cesar Lopez, Jr., federal prisoner # 03486-510, moves to dismiss his
appeal from the district court’s denial of his motion for a sentence reduction
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582. Although he nominally requests to withdraw
his appeal without prejudice, Lopez has not requested a stay, and, therefore,
he is not entitled to such a dismissal. See 5th Cir. R. 42.4. Moreover, Lopez
has offered no explanation as to why his appeal in this proceeding should be

       _____________________
       *
           This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 23-11004       Document: 27-1       Page: 2   Date Filed: 03/18/2024

                                No. 23-11004

dismissed without prejudice. Thus, we construe the instant motion as
requesting the voluntary dismissal of the appeal with prejudice.
       IT IS ORDERED that the motion, as construed, is GRANTED.
See Fed. R. App. P. 42(b); 5th Cir. R. 42.1.                 The appeal is
DISMISSED.

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