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202731P.pdf   09/01/2021  United States  v.  Gilarime Mueller
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  20-2731
   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Eastern   
   [PUBLISHED] [Loken, Author, with Wollman and Erickson, Circuit Judges] 
   Criminal case - Sentencing. The First Step Act does not mandate that 
   district court analyze Sec. 3553 factors for a permissive reduction in 
   sentence; the district court judge had sentenced defendant initially and 
   had considered his Sec. 3582(c)(2) motion and was uniquely positioned to 
   consider defendant's arguments for a reduction, and the court's plain 
   statement regarding its decision not to exercise its discretion closes the 
   matter; the remainder of defendant's arguments have been clearly rejected 
   by this court or are without merit.