Michael Dalco, federal prisoner # 08325-078, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute 5 grams or more, but less than 50 grams of cocaine base. He was sentenced to 121 months of imprisonment. He appeals the district court’s grant of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a reduction of sentence, which was based on the United States Sentencing Commission’s amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines’s base offense levels for crack cocaine. The district court reduced Dalco’s sentence to 120 months, the low end of the amended guidelines range due to the statutory minimum sentence. We review the district court’s determination on a § 3582(c)(2) motion for abuse of discretion. United States v. Shaw, 30 F.3d 26, 28 (5th Cir. 1994).

The district court could not have imposed a guidelines sentence that was lower than the statutorily mandated minimum penalty. See United States v. Harper, 527 F.3d 396, 411 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 212, 172 L.Ed.2d 157 (2008); United States v. Gomez-Herrera, 528 F.3d 554, 559 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 624, 172 L.Ed.2d 617 (2008). Accordingly, Dalco has not shown that the district court abused its discretion in granting his motion and reducing his sentence to 120 months. See Shaw, 30 F.3d at 28.

Dalco concedes that there is no authority for the district court to have imposed a sentence below the statutory minimum, but he seeks to preserve the issue in the event of a change in the jurisprudence regarding the application of § 3582(c)(2) to defendants subject to mandatory minimum sentences.

The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the Government’s motion for an extension of time is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.