Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Lexington.
No. 5:15-cr-00050-6—Danny C. Reeves, Chief District Judge.
Decided and Filed: October 4, 2024
Before: READLER, MURPHY, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
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ORDER
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This matter is before the court upon the government’s motion to dismiss for lack of
jurisdiction.
Edgar Lerma Flores pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and
methamphetamine and was sentenced in 2016 to 300 months of imprisonment. This court
affirmed Flores’s sentence in 2018 and Flores’s subsequent attempts to obtain post-conviction
relief were unsuccessful. Then, in 2023, Amendment 821 became effective and eliminated
“status points” for certain offenders. Pursuant to General Order No. 23-21, the district court sua
sponte reviewed Flores’s eligibility for a sentence reduction. On February 14, 2024, the district
court issued a “Notice and Order” detailing its findings and informing Flores that the court “does
not intend to reduce [his] previously imposed term of incarceration.” Flores has filed a notice of
appeal. The government moves to dismiss the appeal, asserting that the district court’s Notice is
not a final and appealable order. Flores has filed a response in which he argues that his notice of
appeal was timely filed. His response does not, however, address the appealability of the
February 14, 2024, Notice.
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For the foregoing reasons, we GRANT the government’s motion to dismiss and
DISMISS the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. |