US v. Charles Cribb

Filing 920080605

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-6397

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. CHARLES ALLEN CRIBB, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence. R. Bryan Harwell, District Judge. (4:05-cr-00901-RBH-2)

Submitted:

May 29, 2008

Decided:

June 5, 2008

Before TRAXLER, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Charles Allen Cribb, Appellant Pro Se. Alfred William Walker Bethea, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Florence, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Charles Allen Cribb seeks to appeal the district court's order denying his motion for reduction of sentence under 18

U.S.C.A. § 3582 (West 2000 & Supp. 2008).

In criminal cases, the

defendant must file the notice of appeal within ten days after the entry of judgment. Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(1)(A); see United

States v. Alvarez, 210 F.3d 309, 310 (5th Cir. 2000) (holding that § 3582 proceeding is criminal in nature and ten-day appeal period applies). With or without a motion, upon a showing of

excusable neglect or good cause, the district court may grant an extension of up to thirty days to file a notice of appeal. Fed. R.

App. P. 4(b)(4); United States v. Reyes, 759 F.2d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 1985). The district court entered its oral order denying the motion for reduction of sentence on January 29, 2008. of appeal was filed on March 11, 2008. The notice

Because Cribb failed to

file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. 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 the decisional process.

DISMISSED

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