United States v. Leasure
United States v. Leasure
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Howard E. Leasure appeals from the district court’s denial of his request for sentence modification. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Leasure contends that he is entitled to re-sentencing pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582. This contention is foreclosed by Carrington v. United States, 470 F.3d 920,
Leasure also contends that he is entitled to re-sentencing based on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). However, we construe Leasure’s Rule 60(b) motion as a second or successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. See Gonzalez v. Crosby, 545 U.S. 524, 125 S.Ct. 2641, 2648-49, 162 L.Ed.2d 480 (2005); Thompson v. Calderon, 151 F.3d 918, 921 (9th Cir. 1998) (en banc). The district court did not have jurisdiction to consider this motion because Leasure did not obtain authorization to file a successive § 2255 motion. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255; Burton v. Stewart, — U.S.-, 127 S.Ct. 793, 796-99, 166 L.Ed.2d 628 (2007).
Leasure’s request that we now authorize him to file a successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion is denied because the new rules of constitutional law that he purports to rely upon have not been made retroactive by the Supreme Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
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