United States of America v. Samuel Clive Phillips, a/k/a Jungle, a/k/a Culture, a/k/a David

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-6646
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
SAMUEL CLIVE PHILLIPS, a/k/a Jungle, a/k/a Culture, a/k/a
David,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Henry Coke Morgan, Jr.,
Senior District Judge. (2:93-cr-00131-HCM-5)
Submitted: September 27, 2012 Decided: October 1, 2012
Before MOTZ, DAVIS, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Samuel Clive Phillips, Appellant Pro Se. Kevin Michael
Comstock, Robert Joseph Seidel, Jr., Assistant United States
Attorneys, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Samuel Clive Phillips appeals the district court’s
order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2006) motion for
sentence reduction based on Amendment 750 to the Sentencing
Guidelines, as well as its order denying his motion for
reconsideration. Our review of the record demonstrates that
Amendment 750 did not alter Phillips’ Guidelines
range. See U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2D1.1(c)(1)
(2011). We also conclude that the district court lacked
authority to entertain Phillips’ motion for
reconsideration. See United States v. Goodwyn, 596 F.3d 233,
235-36 (4th Cir. 2010). Accordingly, we affirm the district
court’s orders. We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the
materials before the court and argument would not aid in the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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