United States v. Granados

Opinion

Case: 25-10392 Document: 33-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/23/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

____________ FILED October 23, 2025 No. 25-10392 Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk ____________

United States of America,

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Hugo Cesar Granados,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 6:21-CR-15-1 ______________________________

Before Davis, Wilson, and Douglas, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam: * Hugo Cesar Granados, federal prisoner # 43734-509, appeals the district court’s decision denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a sentence reduction based on Amendment 821 to the Sentencing Guidelines. He argues that the district court erred by both denying him a reduction under U.S.S.G. § 4C1.1 (2023) and failing to explain its rationale for doing so.

_____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 25-10392 Document: 33-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/23/2025

No. 25-10392

However, Granados is not eligible under § 4C1.1 (2023) because he received a U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1(a) enhancement at sentencing. See § 4C1.1(a)(10) (2023); United States v. Morales, 122 F.4th 590, 597 (5th Cir. 2024) (holding that § 3B1.1 enhancement, alone, disqualifies defendant from receiving § 4C1.1 (2023) reduction). As Granados patently does not qualify for a reduction, the district court did not err by denying him § 3582(c)(2) relief, see United States v. Calton, 900 F.3d 706, 710 (5th Cir. 2018), and no further explanation was required. See Chavez-Meza v. United States, 585 U.S. 109, 116 (2018); United States v. Cooley, 590 F.3d 293, 298 (5th Cir. 2009). AFFIRMED.