United States v. Steven Brian Long

15 F.3d 1093 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven Brian LONG, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30038. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 4, 1994. * Decided Jan. 11, 1994. Before: REINHARDT, O'SCANNLAIN and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Steven Brian Long, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 motion to reduce his sentence imposed following a guilty plea to importing a listed precursor chemical (phenylacetic acid) used to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 960 (d)(2). He was originally sentenced pursuant to U.S.S.G. Sec. 2D1.4 on October 10, 1990. We review de novo, United States v. Angelone, 894 F.2d 1129, 1130 (9th Cir.1990), and we affirm. 3 Long argues the district court erred by not retroactively applying U.S.S.G. Sec. 2D1.11 (Nov. 1991) which presumably would yield a lower base offense level…