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hi s m ot i on t o va c a t e , s e ta s i de , orc orr e c thi s s e nt e nc e , pur s ua ntt o 28 U . S . C . § 2255, a nd the s ubs e que ntde ni a l of hi s m ot i on t o a l t e rora m e nd the j udgm e nt , pur s ua ntt o F e de r a l R ul e of C i vi l P r oc e dur e 59( e ) . T hi s C ourtgr a nt e d a c e rtif ic a te o f ap p e a lab ilityo n th e is s u e s o f: ( 1 ) w h e th e rth e G o v e rn m e n t f a ile d to c o mp l y w i th th e s e n t e n c i n g e n h a n c e me n tn o t i c e r e q u i r e me n t s o f 2 1 U . S. C. § 851( a ) be c aus e i tm a i l e d the not i c e t o hi s c ouns e l ’ s w r ong a ddr e s s ; a nd ( 2) w he the rhi s s ubs e que ntc ouns e l w a s i ne f f e c t i ve f ornotobj e c t i ng t o the G o v ern m en t ’ s al l eg ed fai l u re t o co m p l y. I n R obi ns on’ s § 2255 m ot i on, he a r gue d the di s tr i c tc ourte rr e d by e n h a n c in g h is s e n te n c e u n d e r§ 8 5 1 , b u t d id n o t a lle g e th e G o v e rn m e n t f a ile d to c om pl y w i th the not i c e r e qui r e m e nt s of § 851( a ) . R obi ns on f

i r s ta r gue d the G ove rnm e ntge ne r a l l y f a i l e d t o c om pl y w i th § 851( a ) not i c e i n am ot i on t o a m e nd hi s § 22 55 m ot i on , fi l ed i n con nect i on w i th a re pl y bri ef . T he di stri ctcourtnever a ddr e s s e d the m e r i t s of

the m ot i on t o a m e nd, butde ni e d the not i c e a r gum e nton the m e r its , f in d in g th e G o v e rn m e n t d id in f a c t s e rv e R o b in s o n ’s c o u n s e l w ith n o tic e . R obi ns on f

i l e d am ot i on t o a l t e rora m e nd the j udgm e ntunde rF e de r a l R ul e of C iv il P r o c e d u r e 5 9 ( e ) , a r g u in g f o rth e f ir s t tim e th e G o v e rn m e n t f a ile d to c o m p ly3

w i th the no t i ce re qu i re m ent s of § 85 1(a) because the G ov ernm entm ai l ed the no t i ce to th e w r o n g a d d r e s s . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt d e n ie d R o b in s o n ’s R u le 5 9 ( e ) m o tio n . W e r evi ew the deni al of a m ot i on t o al t eror am end a j ud gm entun der R u le 5 9 ( e ) f

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d is c r e tio n . D r ago v . J

e nne , 4 5 3 F .3 d 1 3 0 1 , 1 3 0 5 ( 1 1 th C i r. 20 06 ). R ul e 59(e) m ayno tbe used t o rai se ar gu m ent s or pre se ntevi dence that c o u ld h a v e b e e n r a is e d o rp r e s e n te d b e f o r e th e e n try o f

ju d g m e n t. Mic h a e l L in e t, I n c . v . V illa g e o f W e llin g to n , Fla . , 40 8 F . 3d 75 7, 76 3 (11 th C i r. 20 05 ). A lth o u g h n e ith e rp a rty r a is e s th e is s u e , w e c o n c lu d e th a t o u rr e v ie w is l i m i t ed t o th e d i stri ctco u rt ’ s d en i al o f R o b i n so n ’ s R u l e 5 9 (e) m o t i o n b ecau se R o b in s o n r a is e d th e § 8 5 1 ( a ) w r o n g - a d d r e s s a r g u m e n t f o rth e f ir s t tim e in h is R u le 59 (e ) m ot i on . W hi l e R ob i nson ar gu ed before the entryof j ud gm entthat G ov ernm entnever s erved h i s c ou nsel w i th n ot i ce un der § 85 1(a) , R ob i nson fa i l ed t o cl ar i fythe G ov ernm entdi d i n fac tatt em ptt o serve hi s c ou nsel , bu tra ther s erved h im a t th e w r o n g a d d r e s s . N o th in g p r o h ib ite d R o b in s o n f r o m c le a r ly r a is in g h is w r ong- a ddr e s s a r gum e ntbe f or e the e ntry of

j udgm e nt , a nd thi s w oul d ha ve a llo w e d th e d is tr ic t c o u rt to a d d r e s s th e is s u e . I n s te a d , th e d is tr ic t c o u rt r e a s o n ab ly a s s um e d R obi ns on w a s a r gui ng the G ove rnm e ntf a i l e d t o s e rve § 851( a ) not i c e on c o u n s e l a t a ll, a n d th u s , o n c e th e d is tr ic t c o u rt c o n f irm e d th e G o v e rn m e n t d id in fa ctfi l e the no t i ce and serve i ton coun se l , there w as no further obl i gat i on t o ensure4

the not i c e w a s m a i l e d t o the c orr e c ta ddr e s s . B e c aus e the di s tr i c tc ourtha d no no t i ce of R ob i nson ’ s w rong -a dd re ss ar gu m entand con nect ed i neff ec t i vea s s i s t a nc e - of

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j udgm e nt , a nd R obi ns on w a s not p e rm i tt e d t o r a i s e th e a r g u m e n t s f o rth e f i r s tt i m e i n h i s R u l e 5 9 ( e ) m o t i o n , we concl ud e the di stri ctcourtdi d n otabuse i t s di sc re t i on i n d enyi ng the R ul e 59(e) m o tio n . See Mi chaelL i net , Inc. , 4 0 8 F .3 d a t 7 6 3 . AF F I RME D.