United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Paul Irabor Iyangbe, Defendant-appellant, 131 F.3d 149 (9th Cir. 1997)

MEMORANDUM^* 

Paul Irabor Iyangbe appeals pro se the district court's denial of his motion pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32 to set aside his sentence. The district court properly denied relief because a district court lacks jurisdiction to entertain a Rule 32 motion brought after imposition of sentence. See United States v. Catabran, 884 F.2d 1288, 1289 (9th Cir. 1989) (per curiam) ("Rule 32 allows the defendant to challenge factual inaccuracies during imposition of the sentence, not later") quoting United States v. Freeny, 841 F.2d 1000, 1002 (9th Cir. 1988) (per curiam).

Iyangbe has offered no authority, and we are unaware of any, supporting the proposition that an allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel creates jurisdiction to entertain a post-sentencing Rule 32 motion. Allowing Iyangbe, whose 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion was previously denied, to raise a post-judgment challenge under the guise of a Rule 32 motion would enable him to circumvent the restrictions imposed on successive Section 2255 petitions. See generally 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (requiring pre-filing certification prior to filing of second or successive § 2255 motion).

AFFIRMED.