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Parties Involved:
Gregory Lawrence Tropea
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-7390

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff – Appellee,

v.

GREGORY LAWRENCE TROPEA,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, at Newport News. Robert G. Doumar, Senior

District Judge. (4:13-cr-00075-RGD-DEM-1)

Submitted: October 18, 2016 Decided: November 4, 2016

Before KING and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior 

Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Gregory Lawrence Tropea, Appellant Pro Se. Kevin Patrick 

Hudson, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia; 

Lisa Rae McKeel, Assistant United States Attorney, Newport News, 

Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Gregory Lawrence Tropea appeals the district court’s orders

denying his motion for transcripts at government expense and his 

motion for reconsideration.* We have reviewed the record and 

find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the 

reasons stated by the district court. United States v. Tropea, 

No. 4:13-cr-00075-RGD-DEM-1 (E.D. Va. July 31 & Aug. 18, 2015). 

We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal 

contentions are adequately presented in the materials before 

this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

 * Although “the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure do not 

specifically provide for motions for reconsideration,” Nilson 

Van & Storage Co. v. Marsh, 755 F.2d 362, 364 (4th Cir. 1985), 

we have acknowledged that, in certain circumstances, district 

courts have the inherent authority to decide motions for 

reconsideration in criminal cases. United States v. Goodwyn, 

596 F.3d 233, 236 (4th Cir. 2010). 

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