[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

________________________ No. 12

- 13212 Non

- Argument Calendar

________________________ D.C. Docket No. 3:05

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- RV

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff

- Appellee,

versus KENDALL IVAN BROWN,
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Defendant

- Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United St ates District Court for the Northern District of Florida

________________________ (November 21, 2012) Before CARNES, HULL , and JORDAN , Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: Kendall Brown pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a t least 50 grams of crack cocaine in violation of
21 U.S .C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A) and § 846 , and one count of possession with intent

Case: 12-13212 Date Filed: 11/21/2012 Page: 1 of 42 to distribute at least 50 grams of crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S .C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A) . The presentence investigation report concluded that Brown was responsible f or two kilograms of crack cocaine , which made his base offense level 38. See United States Sent encin g Guidelines § 2D1.1(c)(1) (Nov. 2004 ). He received a 3

- level reduction for acceptance of respo nsibility, resulting in a total offense level of 35. Brown’s criminal history category was VI, which resulted in a gui delines range of 292

– 365 months imprisonment. But because Brown had at least two prior felony drug convictions, he was subject to a mand atory minimum life sentence. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). Because the statutory mandatory minimum sentence was greater than the otherwise applicable guidelines range, the statutory mandatory minimum of life imprisonment became the guidelines range of
li fe in prison. See U.S.S.G. § 5G1.1(b). The government filed a U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 substantial assistance motion, and the district court departed downward from Brown’s guidelines range of life imprisonmen t and sentenced him to 270 months imprisonment on eac h count, with
the sentence s to run concurrently . The government later filed a Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(b) substantial assistance motion and the court reduced Brown’s senten ces to 180 months imprisonment on each count, with the sentence s to run concurrently.
B rown filed a pro se motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) , contending that Amendment 750 to the guidelines h ad reduced his

Case: 12-13212 Date Filed: 11/21/2012 Page: 2 of 43 guidelines range. The district court denied that motion, concluding that it lacked authority to reduce Brown’s sentence because he is subject to a mandatory minimum life sentence. This is Brown’s appeal. The district court did not err in denyi ng Brown’s § 3582(c)(2) motion. Brown argues that Amendment 750 lowered his base offense level to 34 , and after
the acce pta nce of responsibility reduction his total offense level would be 31, resulting in a gui delines range of 188

– 235 months imprisonment

. Brown was sentenced based on a guidelines range of life in prison because he was subject to a statutory mandatory minim um life sentence as a result of his prior felony drug convictions. Because his guidelines range was based on a statutory mandatory minimum, Amendment 750 did not lower Brown’s guidelines range. B ecause Amendment 750 did not lower his guidelines range, Br own is not eligible for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). See United States v. Glover , 686 F.3d 1203, 1207 (11th Cir . 2012)

. Brown also contends that he should have received a sentence reduction because under U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10 (b)(2)(B) , a defendant who received a substantial assistance downward departure may have his sentence comparably reduced below the amended guidelines range. Section 1B1.10(b)(2)(B), however, does not permit a court to reduce a defendant’s sentence based on a guide lines amendment that does not actually lower his guidelines range, as is the case here. Glover , 686 F.3d

Case: 12-13212 Date Filed: 11/21/2012 Page: 3 of 44 at 1207

– 08. Brown further contends that the statutory mandatory minimum sentences set out in the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 appl y in a § 3582(c)(2) proceeding, but we need not address that question. Because Brown was responsible f or two kilograms of crack cocaine and had two prior felony drug convictions , he would be subject to a mandatory minimum life sentence both
before and after the enactment of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub. L. No.
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- 220, 124 Stat. 2372. AFFIRMED. Case: 12-13212 Date Filed: 11/21/2012 Page: 4 of 4