Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Cedric Ray TATUM, also known as Little Ced, also known as Black, also known as Cemo, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-10-21
Citations: 297 F. App'x 328
Docket Number: No. 08-10091
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Cedric Ray TATUM, also known as Little Ced, also known as Black, also known as Cemo, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 297
Pages: 328–328

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Cedric Ray TATUM, also known as Little Ced, also known as Black, also known as Cemo, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-10091.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 21, 2008.
Chad Eugene Meacham, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Cedric Ray Tatum, Beaumont, TX, pro se.
Before DAVIS, GARZA, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Cedric Ray Tatum, federal prisoner #33588-077, appeals the district court's denial of his motion to compel the Government to file a motion for reduction of sentence pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 35(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a).
Neither § 3742 nor 35(b) provide a jurisdictional basis upon which to entertain Tatum's motion. See United States v. Early, 27 F.3d 140, 141-42 (5th Cir.1994). The Government's refusal to file a Rule 35 motion is reviewable only if it is based on an unconstitutional motive, which Tatum does not allege. See United States v. Sneed, 63 F.3d 381, 389 n. 6 (5th Cir.1995). Tatum's motion is thus unauthorized and without jurisdiction. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.