United States v. Gregory Black

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States v. Gregory Black, 478 F. App'x 330 (7th Cir. 2012)

United States v. Gregory Black

Opinion

ORDER

MICHAEL J. REAGAN, Judge.

This appeal mirrors United States v. Redd, 630 F.3d 649 (7th Cir. 2011). Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) Gregory Black’s sentence was reduced from 121 to 101 months because two retroactive amendments issued by the Sentencing Commission (Amendments 706 and 711) lowered his guidelines range. He did not appeal. Eight months later he asked the district court to modify that order and reduce his sentence further — this time on the basis of Amendment 750 — but the court declined *331 because that amendment did not lower his guidelines range. This was the correct resolution. In Redd we explained that when a defendant waits beyond the 14-day window to appeal before seeking reconsideration of a § 3582(c)(2) ruling, the defendant’s request must be treated as a new motion. 630 F.3d at 650-51. But § 3582(c)(2) permits a sentence reduction only if the defendant’s sentencing range “has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission,” and here — as Black concedes — Amendment 750 did not lower his applicable guidelines range. Because the amendment does not qualify him for another reduction, the district court properly denied his request. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2); U.S.S.G. § lB1.10(a)(2)(B); United States v. Jackson, 573 F.3d 398, 399 (7th Cir. 2009); United States v. Forman, 553 F.3d 585, 588 (7th Cir. 2009).

AFFIRMED.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory C. BLACK, Defendant-Appellant. Judge
Status
Unpublished