NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 11 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 17-10393
Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:96-cr-00475-GEB
v.
MEMORANDUM*
ALLEN RAY JORDAN,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of California
Garland E. Burrell, Jr., District Judge, Presiding
Submitted July 10, 2018**
Before: CANBY, W. FLETCHER, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Allen Ray Jordan appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion
for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We have jurisdiction under
28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review discretionary denials of sentence reduction motions
for abuse of discretion, see United States v. Chaney, 581 F.3d 1123, 1125 (9th Cir.
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
2009), and we affirm.
Jordan argues that the district court erred by failing to consider adequately
his amended Guidelines range and the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, and
by insufficiently explaining its decision. We disagree. The district court
acknowledged the reduced Guidelines range and Jordan’s eligibility for a
reduction. The court then discussed its reasons for denying the reduction in light
of the section 3553(a) factors. On this record, we conclude that the court properly
considered the section 3553(a) factors and adequately explained the sentence. See
Chavez-Meza v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 1959, 1965 (2018).
Jordan also contends that the denial of his motion was substantively
unreasonable in light of his post-sentencing rehabilitation and other mitigating
factors. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion. Jordan’s
360-month sentence is not substantively unreasonable in light of the section
3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including the
nature and circumstances of the offense and the history and characteristics of the
defendant. See United States v. Dunn, 728 F.3d 1151, 1159 (9th Cir. 2013).
AFFIRMED.
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