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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alton Jerome MOORE, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 08-50408
    Conference Calendar.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Oct. 26, 2010.
    Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Alton Jerome Moore, Beaumont, TX, pro se.
    Before SMITH, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

Alton Jerome Moore, federal prisoner # 40249-080, seeks leave to appeal in for-ma pauperis (IFP) from the denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion. Moore was convicted of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and sentenced as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1 to 360 months of imprisonment. By moving to proceed IFP, Moore is challenging the district court’s certification decision that his appeal was not taken in good faith because it is frivolous. See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202 (5th Cir.1997).

On appeal, Moore argues that he was entitled to a sentence reduction despite the fact that he was sentenced as a career offender. He contends that one of his prior convictions did not support his classification as a career offender. He also complains that the district court failed to notify him regarding an addendum to the presentence report (PSR), and he argues that the holding of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), applies to § 3582(c)(2) proceedings.

Moore’s guidelines range of imprisonment was not derived from the quantity of crack cocaine involved in the offense but rather from his status as a career offender. Therefore, the district court correctly determined that Moore was not eligible for a sentence reduction. See § 3582(c)(2); United States v. Anderson, 591 F.3d 789, 790-91 (5th Cir.2009). The Supreme Court’s decision in Booker does not apply to sentence reductions under § 3582(c)(2) because such proceedings are not full re-sentencings. United States v. Doublin, 572 F.3d 235, 238 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 517, 175 L.Ed.2d 366 (2009); see also Dillon v. United States, — U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 2683, 2691-94, 177 L.Ed.2d 271 (2010) (holding that Booker does not apply to § 3582(c)(2) proceedings). Moore’s complaint regarding his classification as a career offender is not cognizable under § 3582(c)(2), see United States v. Whitebird, 55 F.3d 1007, 1011 (5th Cir.1995), and any error regarding a PSR addendum was harmless. See Fed.R.CrimP. 52(a).

Moore has failed to show that he will raise a nonfrivolous issue on appeal. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 220 (5th Cir.1983). Accordingly, his IFP motion is DENIED. Because the appeal is frivolous, it is DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2. His motion for the appointment of counsel is also DENIED. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.