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Case: 23-10675         Document: 00516952380             Page: 1      Date Filed: 11/01/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 23-10675
                                     Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                     ____________                               November 1, 2023
                                                                                  Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                           Clerk

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Jimmy Steele,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Northern District of Texas
                                USDC No. 4:08-CR-87-1
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   Before Willett, Duncan, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Jimmy Steele, federal prisoner #36989-177, appeals the denial of his
   motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i), and
   the denial of his motion for reconsideration. He argues that the district court
   abused its discretion by failing to consider the factors Steele argued weighed

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 23-10675      Document: 00516952380          Page: 2   Date Filed: 11/01/2023

                                    No. 23-10675

   in favor of a sentence reduction and failing to adequately explain its reason
   for denying Steele’s motion.
          We review each denial for abuse of discretion. United States v.
   Chambliss, 948 F.3d 691, 693 (5th Cir. 2020); United States v. Rabhan, 540
   F.3d 344, 346–47 (5th Cir. 2008). The district court’s order demonstrates
   that it considered and rejected Steele’s arguments. See Concepcion v. United
   States, 142 S. Ct. 2389, 2405 (2022); United States v. Escajeda, 58 F.4th 184,
   188 (5th Cir. 2023); United States v. Evans, 587 F.3d 667, 673 (5th Cir. 2009).
   The district court’s order states that it considered the motion, the record,
   and applicable authorities and concluded that the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors
   did not weigh in favor of relief. Steele “may disagree with how the district
   court balanced the § 3553(a) factors, [but] that is not a sufficient ground for
   reversal.” Chambliss, 948 F.3d at 694.
          Because the district court did not abuse its discretion in holding that
   relief was unwarranted under § 3553(a), we need not consider Steele’s
   argument that the district court erred in finding that he failed to show
   extraordinary and compelling reasons warranting relief. See United States v.
   Ward, 11 F.4th 354, 360–61 (5th Cir. 2021); Chambliss, 948 F.3d at 693.
          Further, Steele has not shown that the district court abused its
   discretion in denying his motion for reconsideration. See Rabhan, 540 F.3d at
   346–47.
          Accordingly, the judgment is AFFIRMED.

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