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C r i m i na l P r oc e dur e 35( b) . T he di stri ctcourtdeni ed hi s m ot i on , and A pp el l antt i m el y app ea l ed. T hi s c ou rthas j u r i s d i c t i o n p u r s u a n tt o 2 8 U . S. C. § 1 2 9 1 . W e a f f i rm. A p p el l an t ’ s R u l e 3 5 (b ) m o t i o n w as d u e b y S ep t em b er 1 6 , 1 9 8 8 , 1 2 0 d ays a f t e rthe di s tr i c tc ourtr e c e i ve d the N i nth C i r c ui tm a nda t e a f f i rm i ng hi s c onvi c t i on and sent ence . R ul e 35(b)’ s f i l i ng deadl i ne i s j uri sdi ct i on al and h as been c h a r a c te r iz e da s m a n d a to rya n dr ig idin th is c ir c u it. Un i te d S ta te s v . S tu mp , 914 F . 2d 17 0, 17 2 (9th C i r. 19 90 ); U n ite d S ta tes v . Sm ith , 6 5 0 F .2 d2 0 6 , 2 0 9 n .2 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 1 ) ; Sa nchez v . U ni ted States , 5 7 2 F .2 d2 1 0 , 2 1 1 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 7 7 ) . A l though othe rc i r c ui t s ha ve e xt e nde d the 120- da yde a dl i ne i n na rr ow c ir c u m s ta n c e s , G ov ’ t

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ni ted States v. P el t i er , 312 F . 3d 9 3 8 , 9 4 1 ( 8 th C ir . 2 0 0 2 ) ; U ni te d State s v . B lanton , 73 9 F . 2d 20 9, 21 3 (6th C i r. 19 84 ). T h e d istrict co u rt th er ef o re lack ed ju risd icti o n to re co n sid erA p p ellan t’ s sen t en ce. W h eth er A p p el l an t ’ s ch an g ed p h ysi cal co n d i t i o n m eri t s earl y rel ease i s a m a tte rw ith in th e p u rv ie w o f th e P a r o le C o m m is s io n . U n ite d S ta tes v . A ddo n iz io , 4 4 2 U .S . 1 7 8 , 1 8 9 ( 1 9 7 9 ) . AF F I RME D.