The following excerpt is from United States v. Valencia, CRIMINAL ACTION NO.1:16:200 (E.D. Cal. 2021):
1B1.13 may inform a district court's discretion for 3582(c)(1)(A) motions filed by a defendant, but they are not binding." United States v. Aruda, 993 F.3d 797, 802 (9th Cir. 2021) (citing United States v. Gunn, 980 F.3d 1178, 1180). The comments to the United States Sentencing Guidelines 1B1.13 are instructive here. They explain that a medical condition "might be sufficiently serious to warrant release" if the condition is either "terminal" or "substantially diminishes the [defendant's ability] to provide self-care." U.S.S.C., Guidelines 1B1.13, cmt. n.1(A).
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