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April 5, 2016
TENTH CIRCUIT
Elisabeth A. Shumaker
Clerk of Court
No. 15-4116
(D.C. No. 2:11-CR-00579-TC-1)
(D. Utah)
Defendant - Appellant.
After examining the briefs and the appellate record, this court has
determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the
determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G).
Accordingly, the case is ordered submitted without oral argument.
Proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, Peter A. Tubens appeals the
district courts denial of the Motion for Modification or Reduction of Sentence he
This order and judgment is not binding precedent except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited,
however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th
Cir. R. 32.1.
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Amendment does not have the effect of lowering Tubenss sentencing range.
Accordingly, the district court lacked jurisdiction to modify his sentence.
We have reviewed the record, the appellate briefs, and the applicable law
and conclude the district court did not err in ruling Tubens was not eligible for a
sentence reduction pursuant to 3582(c)(2). Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction
rather than denial on the merits, however, was the appropriate disposition of
Tubenss 3582(c)(2) motion. See United States v. Graham, 704 F.3d 1275,
1279 (10th Cir. 2013). We therefore remand the matter to the district court with
instructions to vacate the order denying the motion and enter a new order
dismissing Tubenss 3582(c)(2) motion for lack of jurisdiction. Tubenss
motion to file a reply brief out of time is granted.
ENTERED FOR THE COURT
Michael R. Murphy
Circuit Judge
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