The opinion
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-8156
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
JAMES EDWARD BROWN, a/k/a JB,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Anderson. G. Ross Anderson, Jr., District
Judge. (8:97-cr-00170-GRA-4)
Submitted: February 19, 2009 Decided: February 25, 2009
Before WILKINSON, DUNCAN, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James Edward Brown, Appellant Pro Se. Elizabeth Jean Howard,
Assistant United States Attorney, Greenville, South Carolina,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
James Edward Brown appeals the district court order
denying his motion to reconsider the order denying his motion to
reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2006). We
have reviewed the record and Brown’s contentions on appeal and
find the district court did not abuse its discretion denying the
motion. See United States v. Goines, 357 F.3d 469, 478 (4th
Cir. 2004). Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by
the district court. See United States v. Brown, No. 8:97-cr-
00170-GRA-4 (D.S.C. Sept. 19, 2008). We grant Brown’s motion to
proceed in forma pauperis. 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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