Kent Lamarr Booze pleaded guilty to a one-count information that charged him with aiding and abetting the false representation of a Social Security number. Based on Booze’s cooperation, the Government filed a motion for downward departure pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1. The district court denied that motion.

Booze appeals the district court’s refusal to grant the Government’s § 5K1.1 motion for downward departure. We lack jurisdiction over the denial of a downward departure unless the district court mistakenly believed it lacked the authority to depart. United States v. Yanez-Huerta, 207 F.3d 746, 748 (5th Cir. 2000). The court in this case properly understood the scope of its authority but declined to exercise its discretion to depart. We therefore lack jurisdiction to review its decision. The Government’s motion seeking leave to forego filing a brief in this case and its motion for dismissal of this appeal are GRANTED. See United States v. Landerman, 167 F.3d 895, 899-900 (5th Cir. 1999).

APPEAL DISMISSED.