UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 09-6082
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
MICHAEL HENDRICKS J. RINGLING, a/k/a Michael Hendricks
Jaysen, a/k/a John Kasell,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Fox, Senior
District Judge. (5:91-cr-00041-F-1)
Submitted: May 21, 2009 Decided: May 28, 2009
Before MOTZ, TRAXLER, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael Hendricks J. Ringling, Appellant Pro Se. Rudolf A.
Renfer, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, North
Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Michael Hendricks J. Ringling appeals the district
court’s order denying his motion for a reduction of sentence
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) (2006). Ringling contends that
he was entitled to the reduction under Amendment 706 of the U.S.
Sentencing Guidelines Manual (“USSG”), which lowered the base
offense levels for drug offenses involving cocaine base. See
USSG § 2D1.1(c) (2007 & Supp. 2008); USSG App. C Amend. 706.
Because Ringling was sentenced on the basis of his status as a
career offender and not on the basis of the drug quantity
attributed to him, we find that the district court did not abuse
its discretion in denying Ringling’s motion. See United
States v. Sharkey, 543 F.3d 1236, 1238-39 (10th Cir. 2008).
Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. We
dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the
court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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