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Parties Involved:
Jerome Derrick Harris
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Lewis F. Powell, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex

1100 E. Main Street, Suite 501

Richmond, Virginia 23219-3517

Patricia S. Connor

Clerk

www.ca4.uscourts.gov Telephone

(804) 916-2700

 December 22, 2006

 Felicia Cannon

 U. S. District Court

 Room 240

 6500 Cherrywood Lane

 Greenbelt, MD 20770

 Re: 06-7573 US v. Harris

 8:96-cr-00260-PJM

 Dear Clerk:

 Enclosed is an opinion of this Court remanding the case for

 limited purpose. The record on appeal is being returned for the

 district court's use. Please return the record, as supplemented,

 to this Court after completing the determination on remand.

 Sincerely,

 PATRICIA S. CONNOR

 Clerk

 /s/ Merlene Smith-Taylor

 By: ________________________

 Deputy Clerk

 cc: Deborah A. Johnston

 Jerome Derrick Harris

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 06-7573

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

JEROME DERRICK HARRIS,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of

Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, District Judge.

(8:96-cr-00260-PJM)

Submitted: December 14, 2006 Decided: December 22, 2006

Before MICHAEL, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jerome Derrick Harris, Appellant Pro Se. Deborah A. Johnston,

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greenbelt, Maryland, for

Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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*In calculating the file date of his notice of appeal, we have

given Harris the benefit of Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988)

and Fed. R. App. P. 4(c). 

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PER CURIAM:

Jerome Derrick Harris 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. 2006). 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 order denying the motion

for reduction of sentence on August 11, 2006. Harris filed the

notice of appeal on August 31, 2006,* after the ten-day period

expired but within the thirty-day excusable neglect period.

Because the notice of appeal was filed within the excusable neglect

period, we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis and remand the

case to the district court for the court to determine whether

Harris has shown excusable neglect or good cause warranting an

extension of the ten-day appeal period. The record, as

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supplemented, will then be returned to this court for further

consideration.

REMANDED

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