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Date Created: 2023-06-20 18:00:40.80467+00
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Case: 23-50057         Document: 00516792299             Page: 1      Date Filed: 06/20/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 23-50057
                                     Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                     ____________                                  June 20, 2023
                                                                                  Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                           Clerk

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Juan Roberto Gumbs,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                           for the Western District of Texas
                               USDC No. 1:15-CR-245-1
                      ______________________________

   Before Jones, Haynes, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Juan Roberto Gumbs, federal prisoner # 61224-280, appeals the denial
   of his motion for compassionate release, filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
   § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). We review the denial of a motion for compassionate
   release for abuse of discretion. United States v. Chambliss, 948 F.3d 691, 693
   (5th Cir. 2020).

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 23-50057      Document: 00516792299            Page: 2   Date Filed: 06/20/2023

                                      No. 23-50057

          Gumbs argues that his guidelines offense level was improperly
   enhanced based on his use of a dangerous weapon under U.S.S.G.
   § 2D1.1(b)(1) because his possession of a firearm resulted in both the
   § 2D1.1(b)(1) enhancement and his conviction of possession of a firearm by
   a convicted felon. Additionally, he contends that when the district court
   denied his motion for compassionate release, it failed to consider this issue
   or explain its reasoning for rejecting it.
          Based on the district court’s statement that it had considered
   Gumbs’s motion, we may infer that the district court considered and rejected
   the arguments that Gumbs raised in his motion. See United States v. Escajeda,
   58 F.4th 184, 188 (5th Cir. 2023); Concepcion v. United States, 142 S. Ct. 2389,
   2405 (2022). Moreover, although Gumbs challenges the district court’s
   enhancement of his sentence under § 2D1.1(b)(1) in light of his conviction as
   a felon in possession of a firearm, this argument is not cognizable under
   § 3582(c). See Escajeda, 58 F.4th at 187-88.
          In light of the foregoing, Gumbs has not shown that the district court
   abused its discretion by denying relief under § 3583(c)(1)(A)(i).           See
   Chambliss, 948 F.3d at 693.
          AFFIRMED.

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