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Case: 22-30591         Document: 00516755093             Page: 1      Date Filed: 05/18/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit                                  United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                   Fifth Circuit
                                      ____________                               FILED
                                                                             May 18, 2023
                                       No. 22-30591
                                                                            Lyle W. Cayce
                                     Summary Calendar
                                                                                 Clerk
                                     ____________

   United States of America,

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Quincy O. Guillory,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                         for the Western District of Louisiana
                             USDC No. 2:02-CR-20062-1
                      ______________________________

   Before Stewart, Duncan, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam:*
          Quincy O. Guillory, federal prisoner # 11380-035, appeals the denial
   of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for compassionate release. On
   appeal, Guillory contends that the district court erred in finding that he failed
   to demonstrate extraordinary and compelling reasons for granting relief. He
   additionally argues that the district court failed to acknowledge his exhibits

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          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                     No. 22-30591

   or adequately consider or discuss his arguments regarding the applicability of
   the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors that he contended weighed in favor of
   compassionate release.
          We review the denial of Guillory’s § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for an
   abuse of discretion. See United States v. Chambliss, 948 F.3d 691, 693 (5th
   Cir. 2020). In this case, while the district court’s analysis was fairly curt on
   the point, the court adequately considered Guillory’s arguments and
   concluded that consideration of the § 3553(a) factors did not weigh in favor
   of relief. See Concepcion v. United States, 142 S. Ct. 2389, 2405 (2022); United
   States v. Evans, 587 F.3d 667, 673 (5th Cir. 2009). To the extent that Guillory
   disagrees with the court’s balancing of the § 3553(a) factors, his
   disagreement does not warrant reversal. See Chambliss, 948 F.3d at 694.
          We need not consider Guillory’s contention that the district court
   erred in finding that he failed to show extraordinary and compelling reasons
   warranting relief because the district court did not abuse its discretion in its
   alternative holding that relief was not warranted under the § 3553(a) factors.
   See United States v. Ward, 11 F.4th 354, 360–62 (5th Cir. 2021); Chambliss,
   948 F.3d at 693. The district court’s decision is AFFIRMED.

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