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Parties Involved:
Eddie David Cox
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Gary A. Fenner, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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Nos. 05-1840/4402

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appelas from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Missouri.

Eddie David Cox, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: September 29, 2006

Filed: October 19, 2006

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Before SMITH, MAGILL, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

In this consolidated appeal, Eddie David Cox, who is serving a life sentence

imposed in 1990, challenges the district court’s1

 order denying his “motion to

resentence nunc pro tunc” (Appeal No. 05-1840), and the court’s orders denying his

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(3) motion to reopen and his “Motion to

Disqualify the Organized Crime Strike Force Unit” (Appeal No. 05-4402). Following

careful review, we conclude that the district court properly denied Cox’s motions for

sentencing relief. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2); 28 U.S.C. §§ 2244(b), 2255; cf. United

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States v. Lambros, 404 F.3d 1034, 1036 (8th Cir.) (per curiam) (it is well established

that inmates may not bypass authorization requirement of § 2244(b) for filing

successive § 2255 actions by invoking some other procedure), cert. denied, 125 S. Ct.

2953 (2005); Boyd v. United States, 304 F.3d 813, 814 (8th Cir. 2002) (per curiam)

(if Rule 60(b) motion is actually successive § 2255 motion, district court should

dismiss or, in its discretion, transfer to court of appeals). 

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. Cox’s pending motions are

denied.

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