SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant states that the issue before us is "[w]hether the district court had the authority under U.S.S.G. § 5K2.0 to grant a downward departure, in the absence of a government motion, on the basis of Mr. Jones's substantial assistance in two civil matters." We see the issue differently, albeit related. The answer to the issue posed by appellant is clear—a district court may depart under U.S.S.G. Section 5K2.0 without a Government...
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