Craig

United States v. Craig

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 3, 202524-7878California546 words

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 3 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-7878 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:20-cr-00007-SI-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MATTHEW LEE CRAIG,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Michael H. Simon, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 22, 2025 Portland, Oregon

Before: W. FLETCHER, CHRISTEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Matthew Lee Craig appeals the denial of an 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion

for a sentence reduction. We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3742(e)-(f) and

U.S.C. § 1291. We review a denial of a § 3582(c)(2) motion for abuse of discretion,

United States v. Lizarraras-Chacon, 14 F.4th 961, 964 (9th Cir. 2021), but review

de novo whether the district court applied the correct legal standard, United States

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. v. Gasca-Ruiz, 852 F.3d 1167, 1174 (9th Cir. 2017) (en…

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