United States v. Harvey Keith Fair

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• holding that a motion to reduce a sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) is “criminal in na- ture,” and, therefore, is governed by rules applying to criminal cases, not civil cases
• holding that Rule 60(b)(4) could not be used to attack any alleged deficiencies in the district court’s order denying defendant’s 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion because § 3582 is “criminal in nature”
• holding that crim- inal appeal timelines apply to § 3582(c) motions
• explaining that motions for sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) are “criminal in nature”
• explaining that motions for sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) are “criminal in nature”
• holding that a criminal defendant could not use a civil motion to attack alleged deficiencies in a district court’s order denying a § 3582(c)(2) motion because “a § 3582(c)(2) motion is not a civil post-conviction action, but rather a continuation of a criminal case”

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