USA v. Jimmy Nixon

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UNPUBLISHED OPINION ORDER FILED. [10-30724 Dismissed as Frivolous] Judge: WED , Judge: JES , Judge: LHS. Mandate pull date is 07/01/2011; denying motion to proceed IFP filed by Appellant Mr. Jimmy Nixon [6745933-2] [10-30724]

Case: 10-30724

Document: 00511505364

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Date Filed: 06/10/2011

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 10-30724
Summary Calendar

June 10, 2011
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JIMMY NIXON,
Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Louisiana
USDC No. 3:96-CR-105-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*

Jimmy Nixon, federal prisoner # 12863-116, moves to proceed in forma
pauperis (“IFP”) in this appeal of the denial of his motion for a sentencing reduc*

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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.

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Document: 00511505364

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Date Filed: 06/10/2011

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tion under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), which authorizes a reduction “in the case of a
defendant who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission.” § 3582(c)(2); Dillon v. United States, 130 S. Ct. 2683, 2691 (2010). Nixon
has not shown, in the district court or on appeal, that he is eligible for a
§ 3582(c)(2) reduction based on an amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines because of his assertion that his military service was not taken into account at sentencing.
Nixon has not shown that the denial of his motion presents a nonfrivolous
issue for appeal. Accordingly, his motion to proceed IFP is denied, and the appeal is dismissed. 5 TH C IR. R. 42.2.

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