Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Milton Earl CARBE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-01-12
Citations: 672 F. App'x 493
Docket Number: No. 15-20716 Summary Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Milton Earl CARBE, Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before JONES, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 672
Pages: 493–494

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Milton Earl CARBE, Defendant-Appellant
No. 15-20716 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
January 12, 2017
Katherine Lisa Haden, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Milton Earl Carbe, Pro Se
Before JONES, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Milton Earl Carbe, federal prisoner # 66325-079, appeals the district court's order granting his motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to • 18 U.S.C. § 3582(e)(2) and its order denying his motion for reconsideration. Carbe was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine (Count One) and possession with intent to distribute cocaine (Count Two), and he was originally sentenced to life in prison as to Count One and to a concurrent 480-month term of imprisonment as to Count Two. In its Au gust 14, 2015 order, the district court reduced Carbe's sentence to 405 months of imprisonment on both counts.
The Government has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal as frivolous or, alternatively, a motion for summary affirmance. In the event that the motions are denied, the Government requests a 30-day extension to file a merits brief. Summary affir-mance is proper, where, among other instances, "the position of one of the parties is clearly right as a matter of law so that there can be no substantial question as to the outcome of the case." Groendyke Transport, Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969).
As an initial matter, Carbe's assertion that he was not given timely notice of the district court's grant of his motion to reduce his sentence was not raised in his motion for reconsideration and, thus, is raised for the first time on appeal and will not be considered. See Stewart Glass & Mirror, Inc. v. U.S. Auto Glass Disc. Ctrs., Inc., 200 F.3d 307, 316-17 (5th Cir. 2000). Nonetheless, the assertion is belied by the record as the docket sheet reflects that the parties were notified of the district court's order.
We agree with the Government that Carbe's notice of appeal, dated December 2, 2015, was not timely as to the August order granting his motion to reduce his sentence. Although Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(b) is not jurisdictional, a defendant may not have his untimeliness disregarded when the Government timely objects, as is the case here. See Eberhart v. United States, 546 U.S. 12, 18, 126 S.Ct. 403, 163 L.Ed.2d 14 (2005); United States v. Hernandez-Gomez, 795 F.3d 510, 511 (5th Cir. 2015). Nor can we ignore that the Government has timely objected to the untimeliness of Carbe's motion for reconsideration filed in the district court. As such, the Government's motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED. The Government's alternative motions for dismissal as frivolous and for an extension of time to file a brief are DENIED.
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.