Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Teddy GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-04-14
Citations: 648 F. App'x 746
Docket Number: No. 15-12702
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Teddy GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before HULL, MARCUS, and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 648
Pages: 746–746

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Teddy GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-12702
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
April 14, 2016.
Lunar Claire Alvey, Attorney General’s Office, Christopher Barrett Browne, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Wifredo A. Ferrer, Emily M. Smachétti, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Teddy Garcia, Talladega, AL, pro se.
Before HULL, MARCUS, and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Teddy Garcia appeals the district court's denial of his motion to reduce his sentence, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). He says that the district court abused its discretion by not considering the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and by classifying him as a career offender. Garcia was not eligible for a sentence reduction, because he was sentenced as a career offender. So the district court did not have the authority to consider the § 3553(a) factors. Furthermore, a § 3582(c)(2) motion cannot be used to challenge his status as a career offender. See Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. 817, 130 S.Ct. 2683, 177 L.Ed.2d 271 (2010).
AFFIRMED.