USA v. Kevin Cooper, No. 23-2665 (7th Cir. 2023)

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NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed.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 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 3:08-CR-30066-NJR v. Nancy J. Rosenstengel, Chief Judge. KEVIN M. COOPER, Defendant-Appellant. ORDER 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). * No. 23-2665 Page 2 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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