Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthur Lee AVERY, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-07-22
Citations: 329 F. App'x 259
Docket Number: No. 09-10775
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthur Lee AVERY, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BARKETT, MARCUS and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 329
Pages: 259–260

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthur Lee AVERY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-10775
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
July 22, 2009.
Roberta Josephina Bodnar, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Orlando, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Tracy N. Dacruz, Orlando, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BARKETT, MARCUS and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Arthur Lee Avery appeals the sentence imposed by the district court following the grant of his motion for a reduced sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and Amendment 706 of the Guidelines, which reduced base offense levels applicable to crack cocaine. As acknowledged by Avery, his argument is foreclosed by precedent. We recently held that neither United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), nor Kimbrough v. United States, 552 U.S. 85, 128 S.Ct. 558, 169 L.Ed.2d 481 (2007), apply to § 3582(c)(2) proceedings. U.S. v. Melvin, 556 F.3d 1190, 1192 (11th Cir.2009) (holding that "Booker and Kim-brough do not prohibit the limitations on a judge's discretion in reducing a sentence imposed by § 3582(c)(2) and the applicable policy statement by the Sentencing Commission"). Therefore, the district court is bound by the limitations imposed by § 1B1.10 and lacks the authority to sentence a defendant below the amended guideline range. Accordingly, while Avery has preserved his Melvin challenge, we must affirm his sentence.
AFFIRMED.