UNITED STATES v. CERVANTES

No. 24-1226.

109 F.4th 944 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aurelio CERVANTES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 26, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eli M. Temkin, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Aurelio Cervantes, Federal Correctional Institution — Fort Dix, Joint Base MDL, NJ, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Rovner, St. Eve, and Lee, Circuit Judges.


Aurelio Cervantes appeals the denial of a motion seeking to reduce his prison sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). But he is ineligible for the reduction, so we affirm.

Cervantes pleaded guilty in 2016 to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district...

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