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Case: 21-30459         Document: 00516687814             Page: 1      Date Filed: 03/24/2023

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

                                                                                         FILED
                                                                                      March 24, 2023
                                        No. 21-30459
                                                                                      Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                           Clerk

   United States of America,

                                                                      Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Rahsaan Johnson,

                                                                  Defendant—Appellant.

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                         for the Eastern District of Louisiana
                               USDC No. 2:03-CR-135-3

                    ON REMAND FROM
         THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

   Before Smith, Stewart, and Graves, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam:*
          Rahsaan Johnson appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for
   a sentence reduction pursuant to section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018,
   Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 404, 132 Stat. 5194, 5222. We previously affirmed the
   district court’s denial of the motion. United States v. Johnson, No. 21-30459,

          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 21-30459          Document: 00516687814             Page: 2      Date Filed: 03/24/2023

                                           No. 21-30459

   2022 WL 1617863 (5th Cir. May 23, 2022). However, the Supreme Court
   vacated our judgment and remanded the case for reconsideration in light of
   its decision in Concepcion v. United States, 142 S. Ct. 2389 (2022).
          On remand, the parties jointly ask us to vacate the district court order
   denying Johnson’s motion for a sentence reduction and remand the case to
   the district court in light of Concepcion. We grant the parties’ request. The
   district court’s order denying Johnson’s motion for a sentence reduction is
   VACATED, and the case is REMANDED to the district court for
   reconsideration in light of Concepcion. 1

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              We do not mean to suggest what rulings the district court should issue on remand.

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