US v. Preston Everett, No. 13-6966 (4th Cir. 2013)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 13-6966 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff Appellee, v. PRESTON CORNELIUS EVERETT, a/k/a P, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:05-cr-00019-LMB-1) Submitted: September 24, 2013 Before NIEMEYER and Senior Circuit Judge. THACKER, Decided: Circuit September 27, 2013 Judges, and HAMILTON, Vacated and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion. Preston Cornelius Everett, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Preston Cornelius Everett appeals the district court s order denying his motion to correct a clerical error in his 2005 criminal judgment. For the reasons that follow, we vacate and remand. Everett specifically sought relief under Fed. R. Crim. P. 36 to correct an alleged clerical error in his criminal judgment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. The district court treated the motion under Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(a) and dismissed the action as untimely because Rule 35(a) fourteen days of sentencing. motions must be filed within Rule 36 relief, however, may be granted at any time, as delineated in the Rule itself. Thus, we vacate and remand for the district court to address Everett s motion under Rule 36. We express no opinion as to the merits of any Rule 36 motion. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal before contentions this court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. VACATED AND REMANDED 2
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