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_________________________ ( D e c e m b e r 12, 2005) B efo re T J O F L A T , A N D E R S O N a n d B IR C H , C i rcu i t J u d g es. P E R C U R I A M: In U ni t ed S t at es v. W i l l i am s, 14 4 F . 3d 13 97 (11th C i r. 19 98 ), w e a ff i rm ed2

ap p e lla n t’s c o n v ic tio n a n d s e n te n c e f o rc o n s p ir a c y to d is tr ib u te c o c a in e b a s e . A f t e rthe di s tr i c tc ourtde ni e d hi s 28 U . S . C . § 2255 m ot i on t o va c a t e hi s c onvi c t i on and sent ence on the basi s of the S up re m e C ou rt ’ s dec i si on i n A pp re nd i v. N ew Je rs ey , 53 0 U . S . 46 6, 12 0 S . C t . 23 48 (200 0), appel l antm ov ed the courtt o reduce h is s e n te n c e p u r s u a n t to 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 8 2 ( c ) , c o n te n d in g th a t th e c o u rt, in fa shi on i ng hi s s ent ence , shou l d n othave cl as si fi ed hi m as a c ar ee r off ender, w hi ch s ubj e c t e d hi m t o the 30 y e a r s ’ pr i s on s e nt e nc e the c ourti m pos e d. I ns t e a d, the co u rtsh o u l d h av e sen t en ced h i m t o a m ax i m u m o f 2 0 years i n p ri so n . H e al so c ont e nde d tha tA m e ndm e nt591 of the S e nt e nc i ng G ui de l i ne s M a nua l r e qui r e d the courtt o reduce hi s s ent ence because the am endm ent“ w as i nt ended t o em ph as i ze tha tthe s e nt e nc i ng c ourtm us tappl y the ba s e of f e ns e l e ve l tha tc oi nc i de s w i th the offe nse of c on vi ct i on . ” T h e G o v e rn m e n t, r e s p o n d in g , s a id th a t th e c o u rt la c k e d ju r is d ic tio n to e nt e rt a i n the m ot i on be c aus e appe l l a ntw a s s i m pl y r e i t e r a t i ng the A ppr e ndi ar gu m enthe had m ade i n sup po rtof hi s m ot i on for § 22 55 re l i ef . T he courtagre ed w i th the G ove rnm e nta nd de ni e d the m ot i on f orl a c k of

j ur i s di c t i on. A ppe l l a nt no w appeal s i t s order . A ppe l l a ntc ont e nds tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourte rr e d by de ny i ng hi s m ot i on f or l ac k o f j uri sdi ct i on because A m endm ent59 1 t o the S ent enci ng G ui del i nes app l i esWe notethat § 3 58 2( c ) moti on s a rec ontin uatio nsof c rimin al proc e e ding s a

nd no t po st- 1 conviction civil actions. See United States v. Fair, 326 F.3d 1317, 1318 ( 11th Cir. 2003). 3 r e tr o a c tiv e ly to r e d u c e h is o f f e n s e le v e l a n d s e n te n c e . H e a ls o c o n te n d s th a t h is ba s e of f e ns e l e ve l w a s s e ta f

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i ndi ng of drug qua nt i ty i n vi ol a t i on of U n i t ed S t at es v . B o o k er, 5 4 3 U . S . ___ , 1 2 5 S . C t . 7 3 8 (2 0 0 5 ). F i n al l y, h e rai ses a p o i n tn o tp r e s e n t e d t o th e d i s tr i c tc o u rt

— th a tth e A l l W r i t s A c t , 2 8 U . S. C. § 1 65 1(a) , prov i ded the di stri ctcourtj uri sdi ct i on t o rem edy w hathe subm i t s i s an e rr o ro f c o n s titu tio n a l m a g n itu d e . U nde r§ 3582( c ) , adi s tr i c tc ourtm a y onl y m odi f y ade f e nda nt ’ s t e rm s of i m pr i s onm e nti n l i m i t e d c i r c um s t a nc e s : ( 1) upon m ot i on of the D i r e c t orof

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P r i s ons , w hi c h c l e a r l y i s i nappl i c abl e he r e , or( 2) upon m ot i on of . . . the d e f e n d a n ti f , a n d o n l y i f

, th e Se n t e n c i n g Co mmi s s i o n , p u r s u a n tt o 2 8 U . S. C. § 9 9 4 ( o ) , lo w e r s th e s e n te n c in g r a n g e , a n d r e d u c in g th e d e f e n d a n t’s s e n te n c e is c ons i s t e ntw i th the s e nt e nc i ng f a c t or s of 18 U . S . C . § 3553( a ) a nd the S e nt e nc i ng C o m m is s io n ’s p o lic y s ta te m e n ts . S e e 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 8 2 ( c ) ( 1 ) - ( 2 ) . P u r s u a n t to 1 U . S . S . G . § 1B 1. 10, “ [ w ] he r e ade f e nda nti s s e rvi ng at e rm of i m pr i s onm e nt , a nd th e g u i d el i n e ran g e ap p l i cab l e t o th atd efen d an th as su b seq u en t l y b een l o w ered as a r e s u lt o f a n a m e n d m e n t to th e G u id e lin e s M a n u a l lis te d in s u b s e c tio n ( c ) b e lo w , a r e d u c t i o n i n th e d e f

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i mp r i s o n me n ti s au th o r i z e d u n d e r1 8 U . S. C. § 3 58 2(c) (2). ” A m endm ent59 1 i s l i st ed as an am endm entcovered by the po l i cy4

s ta te m e n t. U .S .S .G . § 1 B 1 .1 0 ( c ) . T h e A ll W r its A c t p r o v id e s th a t th e “S u p r e m e C o u rt a n d a ll c o u rts e s tab lis h e d b y A c t o f

C o n g r e s s m a y is s u e a ll w r its n e c e s s a ry o rap p r o p r ia te in a id of thei r r es pect i ve j uri sdi ct i on s and agre eabl e t o the usages and p ri nci pl es of l aw . ” 2 8 U .S .C . § 1 6 5 1 ( a ) . T h e S u p r e m e C o u rt h a s s ta te d th a t: T he A l l W ri t s A cti s are si du al source of autho ri ty t o i ss ue w ri t s that a r e n o t o th e rw is e c o v e r e d b y s ta tu te . W h e r e as ta tu te s p e c if ic a lly a ddr e s s e s the pa rt i c ul a ri s s ue a tha nd, i ti s tha tauthor i ty , a nd notthe A l l W ri t s A ct , thati s c on trol l i ng . A l tho ug h thatA ctem po w er s f eder al court s t o fas hi on extra ordi naryre m edi es w hen the need ari se s, i tdo es n o t au th o r iz e th e m to is s u e a d h o c w r its w h e n e v e rc o m p lia n c e w ith s ta tu to ry p r o c e d u r e s ap p e a r s in c o n v e n ie n t o rle s s ap p r o p r ia te . P e nns y l va ni aB ur e au of C orr e c t i on v. U . S . M a r s ha l s S e rvi c e , 474 U . S . 34, 43, 106 S . C t . 35 5, 36 1, 88 L . E d. 2d 18 9 (19 85 ). M or e ove r , s uc h ar e m e dy i s a n “ e xtr a or di na ry ” r e m e dy , i s s ue d i n the di sc re t i on of the court , and sho ul d n oti ss ue un l es s the pers on se eki ng the w ri thas no other a dequ at e m eans of se eki ng the re l i ef he desi re s. S ee K err v. U . S . D i stri ct C ourtf orthe N orthe rn D i s tr i c tof C a l i f orni a , 426 U . S . 394, 402- 03, 96 S . C t . 2119, 2 1 2 3 - 2 4 , 4 8 L .E d .2 d 7 2 5 ( 1 9 7 6 ) . W e c onc l ude tha tA m e ndm e nt591 onl y appl i e s t o the s e l e c t i on of the r e l e va ntof

f e ns e gui de l i ne , notthe s e l e c t i on of aba s e of

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di s c r e t i on by de ny i ng appe l l a nt ’ s m ot i on. S e e U ni t e d S t a t e s v. M or e no, 421 F . 3d 1 2 1 7 , 1 2 1 9 - 1 2 2 0 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) ( h o ld in g th a t “A m e n d m e n t 5 9 1 o n lyap p lie s to th e sel ect i o n o f th e rel ev an to ffen se g u i d el i n e, n o tth e sel ect i o n o f a b ase o ffen se l evel w i thi n the appl i cabl e off ense gu i del i ne. ”) . W e c on cl ud e f urther thatB oo ker i s nota n a m e ndm e ntt o the G ui de l i ne s a s c ont e m pl a t e d by the S e nt e nc i ng C om m i s s i on; he nc e , i ta f f or ds appe l l a ntno r e l i e f

unde r§ 3582( c ) . I d. F i na l l y , the A ll W r its A c t a f

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h e s e e k s is a d e q u a te ly c o v e r e d b y s t a tu t e i n 1 8 U . S. C. § 3 5 8 2 ( c ) a n d 2 8 U . S. C. § 2 2 5 5 . A s h i s c l a i ms l ac k m er i tun der both 2 8 U . S . C . § 2 25 5 and 18 U . S . C . § 3 58 2(c) , he i s notent i t l ed t o the “ extra ordi naryre m edy” of re l i ef un der the A l l W ri t s A ct . S ee U ni t ed S t at es v. S w i nda l l , 107 F . 3d 831, 834 ( 11th C i r . 1997) ( hol di ng tha tade f e nda ntw a s not ent i t l ed t o a w ri tof error c oram no bi s und erthe A l l W ri t s A ctw here hi s c l ai m w as b a rr e d u n d e rth e r e tr o a c tiv ityd o c tr in e in T e a g u e v . L a n e , 4 8 9 U .S . 2 8 8 , 1 0 9 S .C t. 1 0 6 0 , 1 0 3 L .E d .2 d 3 3 4 ( 1 9 8 9 ) a n d h e h a d n o t s u f f e r e d “c o m p e llin g in

ju s tic e .” ) . AF F I RME D.