Case: 15-11221 Document: 00513651862 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/25/2016
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 15-11221 FILED
Summary Calendar August 25, 2016
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
SERGIO ANGEL CASTILLO-GUERRA, also known as Sergio Castillo-Guerra,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:14-CR-130-2
Before JONES, CLEMENT, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Sergio Angel Castillo-Guerra appeals the district court’s denial of his 18
U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion to reduce his 210-month sentence imposed following
his guilty plea conviction for conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine. The
motion was filed while his direct appeal was pending, and the district court
reasoned that Castillo-Guerra was not entitled to § 3582(c)(2) relief under that
circumstance.
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
Case: 15-11221 Document: 00513651862 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/25/2016
No. 15-11221
Castillo-Guerra has abandoned his claim of abuse of discretion by failing
to brief it adequately. See Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Abner,
813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987); Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th
Cir. 1993). Because Castillo-Guerra fails to make an argument containing “the
reasons he deserves the requested relief with citation to the authorities,
statutes and parts of the record relied on,” we must reject his appeal. Yohey,
985 F.2d at 225 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). His motion
for the appointment of counsel is DENIED.
AFFIRMED.
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