United States v. Pedro Bailon

Opinion

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-12869 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus

PEDRO BAILON, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 9:17-cr-80061-KAM-1 ____________________

Before BRANCH, LUCK, and LAGOA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Pedro Bailon seeks to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion for a sentence reduction. The only issue briefed by Bailon and therefore before us is the district court’s finding that Bailon was USCA11 Case: 25-12869 Document: 22-1 Date Filed: 05/27/2026 Page: 2 of 2

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not entitled to a sentence reduction pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35. Timson v. Sampson, 518 F.3d 870, 874 (11th Cir. 2018) (explaining that issues not briefed by a pro se litigant are deemed abandoned). Because the district court has now granted the government’s Rule 35 motion and reduced Bailon’s sentence, this appeal is moot, and we lack jurisdiction to review the district court’s order. United States v. Alhindi, 124 F.4th 869, 873 (11th Cir. 2024) (explaining that a court must dismiss an appeal if it is impossible to grant an appellant effectual relief), cert. denied, 145 S. Ct. 1949 (2025). The government’s motion to dismiss this appeal as moot is GRANTED, and this appeal is DISMISSED.