United States of America v. Christine Michelle Hogate

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 20-1968
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United States of America,
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee,
v.
Christine Michelle Hogate,
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant.
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Central
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Submitted: January 14, 2021
Filed: January 22, 2021
[Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Federal prisoner Christine Hogate appeals the district court’s1 denial of her
motion seeking release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). Hogate’s appointed
1The Honorable James E. Gritzner, United States District Judge for the Southern
District of Iowa.

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counsel has moved to withdraw and filed a brief arguing that the district court erred in
denying relief.
The district court determined that the circumstances that Hogate cited did not
amount to extraordinary or compelling reasons that warranted a sentence reduction.
We conclude that there was no abuse of discretion in the district court’s determination.
See United States v. Loggins, 966 F.3d 891, 893 (8th Cir. 2020). Accordingly, we
affirm and grant counsel leave to withdraw.
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