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Case: 23-60231         Document: 00516925906             Page: 1      Date Filed: 10/10/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
                                      ____________
                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit

                                       No. 23-60231                                    FILED
                                     Summary Calendar                           October 10, 2023
                                     ____________                                 Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                       Clerk
   United States of America,

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Roosevelt Walker,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Mississippi
                                USDC No. 3:03-CR-30-3
                      ______________________________

   Before Smith, Higginson, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Roosevelt Walker, federal prisoner #23120-009, appeals the denial of
   his motion for compassionate release per 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). He
   contends that the district court’s consideration of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)
   factors was deficient because it relied in part on an earlier opinion denying
   relief and did not discuss the mitigating factors he cited. In addition, Walker
   maintains that he presented extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant-
          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                     No. 23-60231

   ing release and that the court improperly relied on an earlier denial of relief
   that included a flawed analysis in light of United States v. Shkambi, 993 F.3d
   388, 393 (5th Cir. 2021), and failed to address his assertions that he was
   required to act as a caretaker for his parents.
          The record reflects that the district court adequately considered Wal-
   ker’s arguments in concluding that relief was not warranted. See Chavez-
   Meza v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 1959, 1965 (2018). Walker has not shown
   that the court abused its discretion in concluding that the § 3553(a) factors
   weighed against granting early release. See United States v. Chambliss,
   948 F.3d 691, 693 (5th Cir. 2020). Because the district court’s independent
   § 3553(a) analysis supports the denial, it is unnecessary to consider Walker’s
   contentions regarding whether he showed extraordinary and compelling rea-
   sons warranting relief. See United States v. Jackson, 27 F.4th 1088, 1093 n.8
   (5th Cir. 2022); Ward v. United States, 11 F.4th 354, 360-62 (5th Cir. 2021).
          AFFIRMED.

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