Timothy Flakes, Jr., federal prisoner # 13246-035, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) based on the retroactive amendment to the crack cocaine Guideline. He argues that, notwithstanding his status as a career offender, the district court should have the authority pursuant to § 3582(c)(2), in this post-United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), era of advisory Guidelines, to reduce his sentence based on its consideration of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. Flakes also argues that his career offender status did not preclude the district court from reducing his sentence because his offense level under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1 was a necessary starting point in the calculation of his guidelines range, and the career offender Guideline requires a comparison between it and the offense level provided by U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1(b).

As Flakes acknowledges, his arguments are foreclosed by circuit precedent. See United States v. Anderson, 591 F.3d 789, 790-91 (5th Cir. 2009); United States v. Doublin, 572 F.3d 235, 236-39 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 130 S.Ct. 517, 175 L.Ed.2d 366 (2009); see also Dillon v. United States, — U.S.-,---, 130 S.Ct. 2683, 2691-94, 177 L.Ed.2d 271 (2010). Accordingly, the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.