Can a federal district court reduce the term of imprisonment of a defendant who has pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and assault?

A district court generally "may not modify a term of imprisonment once it has been imposed." 18 U.S.C. 3582(c); see also Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. 817, 825-26 (2010). A narrow exception, compassionate release, allows a court to reduce a sentence for "extraordinary and compelling reasons." 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). As the movant, the defendant bears the burden to establish that he or she is eligible for a sentence reduction. United States v. Holden, 452 F. Supp. 3d 964, 966 (D. Or. 2020).