US v. Alton Couther, III, No. 16-7162 (4th Cir. 2017)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16-7162 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. ALTON B. COUTHER, III, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (2:12-cr-00187-RAJ-TEM-1) Submitted: February 15, 2017 Before GREGORY, Judges. Chief Judge, Decided: and AGEE and February 22, 2017 THACKER, Circuit Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Alton B. Couther, III, Appellant Pro Se. V. Kathleen Dougherty, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Alton B. Couther, III, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion seeking reconsideration of the district court’s order reducing Couther’s sentence and requesting reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2012). lack jurisdiction motions. legal before reconsider orders further District courts acting on § 3582(c) See United States v. Goodwyn, 596 F.3d 233, 235-36 (4th Cir. 2010). order. to a Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions this court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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