IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 96-41013
Conference Calendar
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
KHURRAN AHMED SHAH,
also known as Bobby;
BABAR SHAH,
Defendants-Appellants.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:92-CR-7-14
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June 17, 1997
Before SMITH, STEWART, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Defendants appeal the denial of their motions to reconsider
the denial of the Government’s Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(b) motion.
This court must examine the basis of its jurisdiction on its own
motion if necessary. Mosely v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th
Cir. 1987). The defendants’ motions to reconsider were untimely
because they were not filed within ten days of the entry of the
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Local Rule 47.5 provides: "The publication of opinions
that have no precedential value and merely decide particular
cases on the basis of well-settled principles of law imposes
needless expense on the public and burdens on the legal
profession." Pursuant to that Rule, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published.
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district court's order denying the Government’s Fed. R. Crim. P.
35(b) motion. United States v. Miramontez, 995 F.2d 56, 58 n.2
(5th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, the district court was without
jurisdiction to consider the motions. Because the defendants
filed "unauthorized” motions, they have appealed from the denial
of “meaningless, unauthorized” motions. United States v. Early,
27 F.3d 140, 142 (5th Cir. 1994). This court affirms on the
alternative basis. Id.
AFFIRMED.