Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Vivian COOPER, a/k/a Larry V. Cooper, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1989-04-19
Citations: 870 F.2d 586
Docket Number: No. 87-5984
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Vivian COOPER, a/k/a Larry V. Cooper, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before TJOFLAT, HATCHETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 870
Pages: 586–586

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Vivian COOPER, a/k/a Larry V. Cooper, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 87-5984
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
April 19, 1989.
Dexter W. Lehtinen, U.S. Atty., Steven E. Chaykin, David O. Leiwant, Linda Collins Hertz, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before TJOFLAT, HATCHETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appellant is serving three concurrent federal prison sentences, having pled guilty to three counts alleging firearm offenses. In addition to imposing these prison sentences, the district court required appellant to pay a mandatory $50 assessment, as prescribed by 18 U.S.C. § 3013(a)(2)(B) (1982), on each count. Appellant contends, in this 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1982) proceeding, that the assessments are unconstitutional as applied to him, because he is indigent. We disagree, adopting the reasoning of the First and Second Circuits in United States v. Rivera-Velez, 839 F.2d 8 (1st Cir.1988); United States v. Pagan, 785 F.2d 378 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1017, 107 S.Ct. 667, 93 L.Ed.2d 719 (1986).
AFFIRMED.