United States of America v. Kevin M. Cooper

NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION
To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1
United States Court of Appeals
For the Seventh Circuit
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Submitted October 12, 2023*
Decided October 13, 2023
Before
FRANK H. EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge
CANDACE JACKSON-AKIWUMI, Circuit Judge
No. 23-2665
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
KEVIN M. COOPER,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States
District Court for the Southern
District of Illinois.
No. 3:08-CR-30066-NJR
Nancy J. Rosenstengel, Chief Judge.
O R D E R
Last year we held that the district court did not abuse its discretion when
denying Kevin Cooper’s motion for compassionate release. United States v. Cooper, No.
21-1781 (7th Cir. Apr. 19, 2022).
Cooper then filed a second motion for compassionate release, making arguments
similar to those presented in his first motion. The district court denied it, essentially for
* We have unanimously agreed to decide the case without argument because the briefs and record
adequately present the facts and legal arguments, and argument would not significantly aid the court.
See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)(C).

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the same reasons we had already considered. This second decision, like the first, is not
an abuse of discretion. No more need be said.
AFFIRMED

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