Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rudy WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-05-13
Citations: 378 F. App'x 420
Docket Number: No. 09-10952
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rudy WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 378
Pages: 420–421

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rudy WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-10952
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
May 13, 2010.
Rudy Williams, Fort Worth, TX, pro se.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Federal prisoner Rudy Williams appeals from the district court's denial of his second motion seeking a reduction in sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582 and the crack cocaine amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines. Section 3582(c)(2) permits the discretionary modification of a defendant's sentence only where the defendant's sentencing range is actually lowered by the Sentencing Commission. The crack cocaine amendments at issue here are inapplicable to an offender like Williams whose offense level was based on 4.5 kilograms or more of crack cocaine, and thus the crack cocaine amendments did not change Williams's guidelines sentencing range. Because he was ineligible for re lief, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Williams's section 3582(c)(2) motion.
AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
. See United States v. Doublin, 572 F.3d 235, 237 (5th Cir.2009).
. See U.S.S.G. Supp. to App'x C, Amend. 706; U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(c)(1). See also United States v. McCutcheon, 368 Fed.Appx. 510, 510-11 (5th Cir.2010) (unpublished). Williams was held accountable for 17.8 kilograms of crack cocaine.
. See United States v. Evans, 587 F.3d 667, 672 (5th Cir.2009), petition for cert. filed (Jan. 28, 2010) (No. 09-8939); Doublin, 572 F.3d at 237.